Improved conversion efficiency of AG 2S quantum dot-sensitized solar cells based on TiO 2 nanotubes with a ZnO recombination barrier layer

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-9

  Chen, Chong ^a   Xie, Yi ^a   Ali, Ghafar ^a,b   Yoo, Seung Hwa ^a   Cho, Sung Oh ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Ag 2S; Nanotube; Quantum dots; Solar cells; TiO 2

Indexed keywords

BARRIER LAYERS; COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS; NANOTUBE ARRAYS; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMISTRY; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; QUANTUM DOT; TIO; ZNO; ZNO LAYERS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; NANOTUBES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84862926211     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-6-462     Document Type: Article

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