Characterization of synthetic Ni(II)-xylenol complex as a photosensitizer for wide-band gap ZnO semiconductor electrodes

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kushwaha, Suman ^a   Bahadur, Lal ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRODES; ENERGY GAP; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLUTIONS; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS;

CARBOXYMETHYL; O-CRESOL; PHOTOSENSITISER; PROPERTY; SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRODE; SOL-GEL TECHNIQUE; WATER-SOLUBLE DYE; WIDE-BAND-GAP; XYLENOL; XYLENOL ORANGE;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 79959232616     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1110662X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/980560     Document Type: Article

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