Bubble-like CdSe nanoclusters sensitized TiO2 nanotube arrays for improvement in solar cell

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-75

  Hossain, M F ^a,b   Biswas, S ^c   Zhang, Z H ^a   Takahashi, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^c LNM INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cadmium selenide; Nanoclusters; Solar cells; TiO2 nanotubes

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650677403     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2010.09.020     Document Type: Article

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