Nanowire structured hybrid cell for concurrently scavenging solar and mechanical energies

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 5866-5872

  Xu, Chen ^a   Wang, Xudong ^a   Wang, Zhong Lin ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROUND THE CLOCK; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ENERGY HARVESTING; FLAT SUBSTRATES; HYBRID CELLS; LIVING ENVIRONMENT; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; NEW APPROACHES; OUTPUT CURRENT; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES; VOLTAGE OUTPUT; ZNO NANOWIRE ARRAYS;

CELL MEMBRANES; ENERGY RESOURCES; HARVESTING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOWIRES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRASONICS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; ZINC OXIDE;

SOLAR ENERGY;

DYE; NANOWIRE; ZINC OXIDE; COLORING AGENT;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY; HYBRID CELL; MECHANICAL ENERGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASOUND; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PROCEDURES;

COLORING AGENTS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOWIRES; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRASONICS; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 70149091487     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja810158x     Document Type: Article

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