Construction of nanocrystalline film on nanowire array via swelling electrospun polyvinylpyrrolidone-hosted nanofibers for use in dye-sensitized solar cells

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 5679-5684

  Wu, Jih Jen ^a   Chen, Yan Ru ^a   Liao, Wen Pin ^a   Wu, Chun Te ^a   Chen, Chuh Yung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

dye sensitized solar cell; electrospinning; light scattering layer; nanofibers; nanofilms; ZnO nanowire

Indexed keywords

DYE SENSITIZED; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROSPUNS; FILL FACTOR; HIGH-TEMPERATURE CALCINATION; INTENSITY MODULATIONS; LIGHT-SCATTERING LAYER; METHANOL VAPORS; NANO FILMS; NANOCRYSTALLINE FILMS; NANOWIRE ARRAYS; OPTICAL MODULATION; PHOTOCURRENT ENHANCEMENT; PHOTOCURRENT SPECTROSCOPY; POLY VINYL PYRROLIDONE; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; ZNO; ZNO NANOCRYSTAL; ZNO NANOWIRES;

CALCINATION; ELECTROSPINNING; LIGHT; LIGHT SCATTERING; METHANOL; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; NANOFIBERS; NANOWIRES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SCATTERING; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; ZINC OXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 78049333736     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn101282w     Document Type: Article

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