Growth of diameter-controlled zno nanorod arrays by hydrothermal technique for polymer solar cell application

Energy Procedia

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages 502-507

  Yuan, Zhaolin ^a   Yu, Junsheng ^a   Jiang, Yadong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Aqueous solutions; Low temperature; Optical transmission; Polymer solar cell; ZnO nanorod arrays

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; NANORODS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SMART POWER GRIDS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

ALIGNED ZNO NANORODS; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; HYDROTHERMAL TECHNIQUES; LENGTH DISTRIBUTIONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS; ZNO NANOROD ARRAYS;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84555209113     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.10.067     Document Type: Conference Paper

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