Effect of a compact ZnO interlayer on the performance of ZnO-based dye-sensitized solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 21-26

  Perez Hernandez G ^a,b   Vega Poot, A ^a   Perez Juarez I ^a   Camacho, J M ^a   Ares O ^a   Rejon V ^a   Pena J L ^a   Oskam, G ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b Universidad Politécnica Del Golfo de México   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Blocking layer; Forced hydrolysis; Photovoltage decay; rf Magnetron sputtering; ZnO nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

BLOCKING LAYERS; FORCED HYDROLYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAGE DECAY; RF-MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ETHANOL; HYDROLYSIS; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84857792498     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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