Nanorods and nanolipsticks structured ZnO photoelectrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochemistry Communications

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1756-1759

  Hossain, M F ^a   Takahashi, T ^a   Biswas, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deposition time; Dye sensitized solar cells; Nanorods and nanolipsticks; Sol gel method; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

COUNTER ELECTRODES; DEPOSITION TIME; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; GLASS SUBSTRATES; HYDROTHERMAL ROUTES; LIGHT INTENSITY; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; NANO-STRUCTURED; PHOTO-ELECTRODES; PHOTOELECTRODE; SEED LAYER; SOL-GEL METHOD; ZNO; ZNO NANOROD;

CELL MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DIGITAL CAMERAS; GELATION; GELS; NANORODS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RUTHENIUM; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 69549119875     PISSN: 13882481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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