Investigation of the fill factor of dye-sensitized solar cell based on ZnO nanowire arrays

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 258, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 321-326

  Tian, Yongshu ^a,b   Hu, Chenguo ^a   Wu, Qing ^a   Wu, Xiaohui ^a   Li, Xiaoyan ^a   Hashim, Muhammad ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHONGQING COMMUNICATION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Electron injection efficiency; Fill factor

Indexed keywords

DECAY (ORGANIC); DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRON INJECTION; ENERGY GAP; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOWIRES; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; ZINC OXIDE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

FILL FACTOR; INJECTION EFFICIENCY; OPEN CIRCUIT POTENTIAL; RADIAL ELECTRIC FIELD; RAPID CHARGES; TIO2 NANO-PARTICLES; ZNO NANOWIRE ARRAYS; ZNO NANOWIRES;

SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 80054718247     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.08.058     Document Type: Article

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