Ga-doped zno transparent electrodes with Tio2 blocking layer/nanoparticles for dye-sensitized solar cells

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kim, Ji Hong ^a   Lee, Kyung Ju ^a   Roh, Ji Hyung ^a   Song, Sang Woo ^a   Park, Jae Ho ^a   Yer, Inhyung ^a   Moon, Byung Moo ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; GLASS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXIDE FILMS; TIN OXIDES; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

BLOCKING LAYERS; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; GA-DOPED ZNO; GA-DOPED ZNO TRANSPARENT ELECTRODES; GZO FILMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; SERIES RESISTANCES;

TRANSPARENT ELECTRODES;

EID: 84862949351     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-11     Document Type: Article

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