Low-temperature growth and dye-sensitized solar cells applications of flower-shaped ZnO hexagonal nanorods

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 994-1000

  Al Hajry, Ali ^a  

^a NAJRAN UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hexagonal nanorods; Photovoltaic properties; Structural properties; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ANODE MATERIAL; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; AS-GROWN; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FILL FACTOR; FLOWER-SHAPED; FTIR; HEXAGONAL PHASE; LOW TEMPERATURE GROWTH; LOW TEMPERATURES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; SCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY; SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; SEM; STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION; WURTZITES; ZINC IONS; ZINC NITRATES; ZNO; ZNO STRUCTURES;

ANODES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NANORODS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77955001831     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2010.1897     Document Type: Conference Paper

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