Synthesis of different ZnO nanostructures by modified PVD process and potential use for dye-sensitized solar cells

Materials Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 694-698

  Jimenez Cadena, G ^a   Comini, E ^a   Ferroni, M ^a   Vomiero, A ^a   Sberveglieri, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

DSSC; Nanostructures; Oxides; PVD

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION TIME; DSSC; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; GOLD THIN FILMS; INTEGRATION CAPABILITY; NANOARCHITECTURES; OXIDE PRECURSORS; PVD; SEM AND TEM; SINGLE-STEP PROCESS; ZINC ACETATE; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES; ZNO STRUCTURES;

CATALYSTS; GOLD; GOLD COATINGS; GOLD DEPOSITS; ITO GLASS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; NANOWIRES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; THIN FILMS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77957235136     PISSN: 02540584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2010.07.035     Document Type: Article

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