Synthesis of nanostructural ZnO using hydrothermal method for dye-sensitized solar cells

Science China Technological Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1146-1149

  Wang, Chun Xiao ^a,b   Zhang, Xiao Dan ^a   Wang, Dong Feng ^a   Yang, Zhen Hua ^a,b   Ji, Wei Wei ^a   Zhang, Cun Shan ^b   Zhao, Ying ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HEBEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOFLOWERS; NANORODS; OXIDE MINERALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

DYE LOADING; HEXADECYL TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM BROMIDE; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; NANOSTRUCTURAL; PHOTO-ANODES; ZNO NANOCRYSTAL; ZNO NANOROD;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77953548640     PISSN: 16747321     EISSN: 18691900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-010-0066-8     Document Type: Article

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