Thin ZnO nanocrystalline films for efficient quasi-solid state electrolyte quantum dot sensitized solar cells

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 219, Issue , 2012, Pages 9-15

  Karageorgopoulos, Dimitrios ^a,b   Stathatos, Elias ^a   Vitoratos, Evangelos ^b  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Quantum dot sensitized solar cells; Quasi solid state electrolyte; Thin films; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ACETATE GROUPS; AVERAGE SIZE; CDS; CDSE; FACILE METHOD; HYBRID ORGANIC-INORGANIC MATERIALS; MONODISPERSED PARTICLES; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; OXIDE FORMATION; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; QUASI-SOLID STATE; REDOX COUPLE; SCATTERING CENTERS; STARTING SOLUTIONS; ZINC ACETATE; ZINC PRECURSOR; ZNO; ZNO FILMS; ZNO NANOCRYSTALLINE FILMS;

AGGREGATES; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; ELECTROLYTES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OLIGOMERS; POLYPROPYLENE OXIDES; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYSULFIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; THERMOPLASTICS; THIN FILMS; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 84864399950     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.07.034     Document Type: Article

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