Influence of ZnO nanorods morphology on the photovoltaic properties of ZnO/Cu 2O heterostructural solar cells

Wuji Cailiao Xuebao/Journal of Inorganic Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 833-837

  Wei, Hao Ming ^a   Chen, Ling ^a   Gong, Hai Bo ^a   Cao, Bing Qiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JINAN   (China)

Author keywords

Electrochemical deposition; Nanorods; Solar cells; ZnO

Indexed keywords

COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; DEPOSITION TIME; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT; P-TYPE; PHOTON UTILIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CHARACTERISTICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; SPECULAR REFLECTION SPECTRA; ZNO; ZNO NANOROD; ZNO NANOWIRES;

COPPER; ELECTRODEPOSITION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOWIRES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REDUCTION; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE;

NANORODS;

EID: 84867183971     PISSN: 1000324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1077.2012.11633     Document Type: Article

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