ZnO-nanorod dye-sensitized solar cells: New structure without a transparent conducting oxide layer

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Lee, Ming Way ^a   Lai, Ming Hong ^a   Tubtimtae, Auttasit ^a   Wang, Gou Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METALLIC FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANORODS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; TIN OXIDES; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDES; ZINC OXIDE;

CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; DYE- SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; NANOROD FILMS; OXIDE LAYER; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE; ZNO FILMS; ZNO NANOROD;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77951698019     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1110662X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/497095     Document Type: Article

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