Synthesis and characterization of CuO nanofibers, and investigation for its suitability as blocking layer in ZnO NPs based dye sensitized solar cell and as photocatalyst in organic dye degradation

Journal of Solid State Chemistry

Volumn 186, Issue , 2012, Pages 261-267

  Sahay, R ^a   Sundaramurthy, J ^a   Suresh Kumar, P ^a   Thavasi, V ^b   Mhaisalkar, S G ^a   Ramakrishna, S ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Band gap; Catalysis; Copper oxide; DSSC; Electrospinning; Nanofibers

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING CYCLES; BAND GAP ENERGY; BAND GAPS; BLOCKING LAYERS; BLUE SHIFT; COMPOSITE NANOFIBERS; COPPER ACETATES; COPPER-BASED COMPOSITES; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; CUO NANOSTRUCTURES; DSSC; DWELLING TIME; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROSPUNS; FTIR; METHYL ORANGE; ONE DIMENSIONAL (1D) NANOSTRUCTURES; ORGANIC DYE; XRD; ZNO;

AZO DYES; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COPPER; COPPER OXIDES; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DEGRADATION; ELECTROSPINNING; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOSTRUCTURES; SINTERING; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOFIBERS;

EID: 84856081387     PISSN: 00224596     EISSN: 1095726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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