Facile synthesis of ZnO micro-nanostructures with controllable morphology and their applications in dye-sensitized solar cells

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 261, Issue , 2012, Pages 759-763

  Zhou, Yi ^a   Li, Dang ^a   Zhang, Xiangchao ^b   Chen, Jianlin ^a   Zhang, Shiying ^b  

^a CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitization solar cell; Micro nanostructures; Photoelectric properties; Urchin; ZnO

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTRICITY; REFLECTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

CONTROLLABLE MORPHOLOGY; DIFFUSED REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; DYE SENSITIZATION SOLAR CELLS; MICRO-NANO STRUCTURES; OPTICAL REFLECTANCE SPECTRA; PHOTOCURRENT-VOLTAGE CURVE; PHOTOELECTRIC PROPERTY; URCHIN;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84867747509     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.07.160     Document Type: Article

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