Open structure ZnO/CdSe core/shell nanoneedle arrays for solar cells

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-6

  Chen, Yanxue ^a   Wei, Lin ^a   Zhang, Guanghua ^a   Jiao, Jun ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CdSe; Nanoneedles; Solar cells; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANONEEDLES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE;

CDSE; CONDUCTING GLASS; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; INCIDENT PHOTO-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; NANONEEDLE ARRAYS; OVERALL POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; SOLAR ILLUMINATION; SOLUTION DEPOSITION;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84870999342     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-516     Document Type: Article

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