Achievement of 4.7% conversion efficiency in ZnO dye-sensitized solar cells fabricated by spray deposition using hydrothermally synthesized nanoparticles

Nanotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 44, 2008, Pages

  Ranga Rao, A ^a,b   Dutta, V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b Advanced Technology Group   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC FIELDS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; ZINC OXIDE;

ASSEMBLED NANOSTRUCTURES; CELL PERFORMANCES; DYE MOLECULES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; HARVESTING EFFICIENCIES; HYDROTHERMALLY SYNTHESIZED; NANOCRYSTALLINE FILMS; PHOTO ELECTRODES; SPRAY DEPOSITIONS; SURFACE AREAS; ZNO NANOPARTICLES; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES; ZNO SURFACES;

SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS;

NANOCRYSTAL; NANOFILM; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; ZINC OXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CELL; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL STIMULATION; CELL SURFACE; ELECTRODE; LIGHT; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; LIGHT SCATTERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SOLAR CELL; SYNTHESIS; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 58149218439     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/44/445712     Document Type: Article

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