Incorporating Zn 2SnO 4 quantum dots and aggregates for enhanced performance in dye-sensitized ZnO solar cells

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 37, 2012, Pages 11716-11722

  Li, Yafeng ^a,b   Wang, Ya ^a   Chen, Caiyun ^a   Pang, Aiying ^a   Wei, Mingdeng ^a  

^a FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUJIAN INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH ON THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER   (China)

Author keywords

chemical bath deposition; photovoltaic properties; quantum dots; surface chemistry; zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC DYE; ADSORPTION AMOUNTS; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; CONDUCTION BAND EDGE; DYE SENSITIZED; INTERFACIAL CHARGE; LIGHT-SCATTERING LAYER; N719 DYE; OPEN-CIRCUIT PHOTOVOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT; ZNO; ZNO FILMS; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ADSORPTION; AGGREGATES; CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; METALLIC FILMS; NANOPARTICLES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TREATMENT; ZINC OXIDE;

ZINC;

EID: 84865758656     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201201047     Document Type: Article

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