The role of TiO2 addition in ZnO nanocrystalline thin films: Variation of photoelectrochemical responsivity

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 56, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 6284-6292

  Naseri, N ^a   Yousefi, M ^a   Moshfegh, A Z ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Nanocrystal; Photocurrent; Surface ratio; Visible light; Zinc oxide film

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; CONDUCTING GLASS; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINITIES; DONOR DENSITY; FLAT BAND; HIGH PRESSURE XENON; HIGH TRANSPARENCY; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE THIN FILMS; NANOCRYSTALLINE THIN FILMS; OPTICAL BAND GAP ENERGY; OPTICAL SPECTRA; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTORESPONSES; RESPONSIVITY; SOLAR SPECTRUM; SURFACE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; SURFACE RATIO; TIO; UV-VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE REGION; ZNO; ZNO NANOCRYSTAL; ZNO THIN FILM;

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; INVESTMENTS; ITO GLASS; LIGHT SOURCES; METALLIC FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL FILMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDE FILMS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; TIN; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; XENON; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 79959499065     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.05.046     Document Type: Article

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