Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nano-plant-like electrodes

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 3981-3987

  Tiwari, Ashutosh ^a   Snure, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Nanoplants; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENERGIES; DEVICE EFFICIENCIES; DIFFUSION TRANSPORTS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON DONORS; GREEN PLANTS; INORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; LARGE SURFACE AREAS; LIMITING FACTORS; LONG TERMS; LONGER WAVELENGTHS; NANOPARTICLE FILMS; NANOPLANTS; NANOSTRUCTURED SEMICONDUCTORS; ORGANIC DYE MOLECULES; SEMICONDUCTOR NANO PARTICLES; SENSITIZED CELLS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; ZNO; ZNO ELECTRODES;

ADSORPTION; ATOMS; CELLS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROLYSIS; ION EXCHANGE; METALLIC FILMS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SINTERING; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR SYSTEM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC ALLOYS; ZINC OXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 55849152857     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2008.299     Document Type: Article

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