Preparation of ZnO nanoflowers and Zn glycerolate nanoplates using inorganic precursors via a convenient rout and application in dye sensitized solar cells

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 181-182, Issue , 2012, Pages 779-789

  Mir, Noshin ^a   Salavati Niasari, Masoud ^a   Davar, Fatemeh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

^b RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Inorganic precursor; Microwave; Nanoflowers; Semiconductors; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITIES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; HIGH SURFACE AREA; INORGANIC PRECURSOR; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; NANOPLATES; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; POLYOL METHODS; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; REACTION CONDITIONS; ZNO;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DYES; MICROWAVES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOFLOWERS;

EID: 84856319191     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.11.085     Document Type: Article

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