Large-scale fabrication of CdS nanorod arrays on transparent conductive substrates from aqueous solutions

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2122-2129

  Chen, Fei ^a,b,c   Qiu, Weiming ^b,c   Chen, Xiaoqiang ^b,c   Yang, Ligong ^b,c   Jiang, Xiaoxia ^b,c   Wang, Mang ^b,c   Chen, Hongzheng ^b,c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CdS nanorod arrays; Hybrid solar cells; Hydrothermal method

Indexed keywords

CDS; CDS NANOROD; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLASS SUBSTRATES; HIGH-RESOLUTION TEM; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; HYDROTHERMALLY; ITO ELECTRODES; LARGE-SCALE FABRICATION; NANOARRAYS; ORGANIC/INORGANIC HYBRIDS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PROTOTYPE DEVICES; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; THIN LAYERS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE; WELL-ALIGNED NANOROD ARRAYS;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FABRICATION; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ITO GLASS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; TIN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANORODS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARRAY; ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; LUMINESCENCE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPECTROSCOPY; SUBSTRATE; SULFIDE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 80051595999     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.05.020     Document Type: Article

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