ZnO-based nanocrystalline powders with applications in hybrid photovoltaic cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 5834-5837

  Damonte, L C ^a,b   Donderis, V ^b   Ferrari, S ^a   Meyer, M ^a   Orozco, J ^b   Hernandez Fenollosa M A ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Nanocrystalline powders; Photovoltaic conversion; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

HYBRID MATERIALS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALLINE POWDERS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; ZINC OXIDE;

HYBRID PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; NANO ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC DYE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS; WIDE-GAP SEMICONDUCTOR;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77955302327     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.12.131     Document Type: Article

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