Electrodeposition of zinc oxide on transparent conducting metal oxide nanofibers and its performance in dye sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 375-381

  Dunkel, Christian ^a,b   Wark, Michael ^b   Oekermann, Torsten ^a   Ostermann, Rainer ^c   Smarsly, Bernd M ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Electrodeposition; Electron transport; Electrospun ITO fibers; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY TIN OXIDE; BACK REACTION; CONDUCTING METAL OXIDES; CONDUCTIVE NANOFIBERS; DENSE LAYER; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRICAL CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; ELECTRON COLLECTION LAYERS; ELECTRON COLLECTIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTROSPUNS; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; IDENTICAL CONDITIONS; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; NANOFIBER MATS; NANOPOROUS ZNO; PHOTO-ELECTRODES; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; TIO; ZNO; ZNO LAYERS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; TIN; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOFIBERS;

EID: 84872136110     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.12.048     Document Type: Article

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