ZnO nanobelts as a photoelectrode for dye-sensitized solar cell

Chiang Mai Journal of Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-54

  Hongsith, Niyom ^a,b   Choopun, Supab ^a,b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Thailand Ministry of Science and Technology   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Nanobelts; Sputtering; ZnO

Indexed keywords

EID: 74849117954     PISSN: 01252526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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