Controlled synthesis of ZnO and TiO2 nanotubes by chemical method and their application in dye-sensitized solar cells

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1177-1181

  Liu, Zhifeng ^a   Liu, Chengcheng ^a   Ya, Jing ^a   Lei, E ^a  

^a TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF URBAN CONSTRUCTION   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Efficiency; Nanotube; TiO2; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CELL PERFORMANCE; CHEMICAL ETCHING; CHEMICAL METHOD; CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; NANOTUBES ARRAYS; TIO; ZNO; ZNO NANOROD;

NANORODS; NANOTUBES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; ZINC OXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

DYE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GEL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER; TITANIUM; ZINC;

EID: 78649450281     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.09.019     Document Type: Article

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