Controlled synthesis of ZnO branched nanorod arrays by hierarchical solution growth and application in dye-sensitized solar cells

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 519, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 6307-6312

  Fang, Xiaoming ^a   Peng, Lihua ^a   Shang, Xiaoying ^a   Zhang, Zhengguo ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Branched 1 D nanostructures; Dye sensitized solar cells; Scanning electron microscopy; Solution growth; Zinc Oxide

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED 1-D NANOSTRUCTURES; COATED GLASS SUBSTRATES; CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; DIAMINOPROPANE; DYE SENSITIZED; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FLUORINE-DOPED; GROWTH SOLUTIONS; LIGHT RADIATION; LIGHT-HARVESTING; NANOROD ARRAYS; OTHER APPLICATIONS; POPULATION DENSITIES; SECONDARY GROWTH; SOLUTION GROWTH; SOLUTION GROWTH METHOD; STRUCTURE DIRECTING AGENTS; ZNO;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FLUORINE; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

NANORODS;

EID: 79958211492     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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