Direct growth of ZnO nanosheets on FTO substrate for dye-sensitized solar cells applications

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 6666-6671

  Umar, Ahmad ^a   Singh, Pragya ^b   Al Ghamdi, A A ^c   Al Heniti, S ^c  

^a NAJRAN UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MEERUT INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Conversion efficiency; Fill factor (FF); FTO substrate; ZnO nanosheets

Indexed keywords

DIRECT GROWTH; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FILL FACTOR; FILL FACTOR (FF); FLOWER-SHAPED; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; FTO SUBSTRATE; LOW TEMPERATURES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PHOTOANODE; SEM AND TEM; SOLUTION PROCESS; STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION; ZINC CHLORIDE; ZNO; ZNO NANOSHEETS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; FLUORINE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSHEETS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SUBSTRATES; TIN; TIN OXIDES; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77957559353     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2010.3294     Document Type: Article

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