Direct synthesis of vertically aligned ZnO nanowires on FTO substrates using a CVD method and the improvement of photovoltaic performance

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Lu, Liyou ^a   Chen, Jiajun ^a   Li, Lijuan ^a   Wang, Wenyong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct growth; Dye sensitized solar cell; FTO coated glass substrate; Nanowires; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOWIRES; SUBSTRATES; TIN OXIDES; ZINC OXIDE;

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION METHODS; COATED GLASS SUBSTRATES; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DIRECT GROWTH; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; VERTICALLY ALIGNED;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84863992191     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-293     Document Type: Article

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