Enhanced photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells using TiO 2-decorated ZnO nanorod arrays grown on zinc foil

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 201, Issue , 2012, Pages 408-412

  Guo, Taibo ^a   Chen, Yiqing ^a   Liu, Lizhu ^a   Cheng, Yinfen ^a   Zhang, Xinhua ^a   Li, Qiang ^a   Wei, Meiqin ^a   Ma, Baojiao ^a  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; TiO 2; Zn foils; ZnO nanorod arrays

Indexed keywords

CARRIER RECOMBINATION; DYE ABSORPTION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON LIFETIME; ELECTRON RECOMBINATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL OXIDATION; LIGHT-HARVESTING; PARTICLE LAYER; PHOTOANODE; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; TIO; TWO-STEP APPROACH; ZNO; ZNO NANOROD ARRAYS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NANORODS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 83655211852     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.10.114     Document Type: Article

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