Aqueous chemical growth of ZnO disks, rods, spindles and flowers: PH dependency and photoelectrochemical properties

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1119-1127

  Pawar, R C ^a   Shaikh, J S ^a   Babar, A A ^a   Dhere, P M ^a   Patil, P S ^a  

^a SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Capacitance voltage; Flat band potential; Photoelectrochemical cells; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS CHEMICAL GROWTH; CAPACITANCE VOLTAGE; CAPACITANCE-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; CELL CONFIGURATIONS; COATED GLASS SUBSTRATES; CURRENT VOLTAGE; DONOR CONCENTRATIONS; ENERGY-BAND DIAGRAM; FAST ELECTRONS; FILL FACTOR; FLAT BAND; FLAT-BAND POTENTIAL; FLOWER-LIKE; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; HIGH-CRYSTALLINE QUALITY; IDEALITY FACTORS; OPTICAL ABSORPTION TECHNIQUES; PH VALUE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL SOLAR CELL; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SEM MICROGRAPHS; SERIES AND SHUNT RESISTANCES; XRD PATTERNS; ZNO;

CAPACITANCE; DIFFRACTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GLASS; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

ABSORPTION; FUEL CELL; PH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79954569179     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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