Sheaf-like-ZnO@Ag nanocomposite materials modified photoanode for low-cost metal-free organic dye-sensitized solid-state solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Pandikumar, A ^a   Saranya, K M ^a   Ramaraj, R ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE SENSITIZED; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; INTERFACIAL CHARGE TRANSFER; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PHOTOANODE; SOLAR IRRADIATION; SOLID STATE SOLAR CELLS; ZNO; ZNO NANOROD;

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; EFFICIENCY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANORODS; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84865838349     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4748287     Document Type: Article

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