Improvement of the performance and stability of the ZnO nanoparticulate film electrode by surface modification for dye-sensitized solar cells

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 386, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 179-184

  Qin, Zi ^a   Huang, Yunhua ^a   Qi, Junjie ^a   Qu, Liu ^a   Zhang, Yue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

Nanoparticulate film; Stability; Surface modification; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DYES; NANOPARTICLES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; ZINC; ZINC COATINGS;

ACID STABILITY; COMPREHENSIVE PROPERTIES; DYE ADSORPTION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; FILM ELECTRODES; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; N719 DYE; NANO PARTICULATES; NANOPARTICULATE FILM; OVERALL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PROTECTION LAYERS; SPIN-COATING METHOD; ZNO; ZNO NANOPARTICLES; ZNO SURFACE;

ZINC OXIDE;

DYE; NANOPARTICLE; ZINC OXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DEVICE; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRODE; ENERGY CONVERSION; FILM; MATERIALS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOPARTICULATE FILM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 80051557759     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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