Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanowires grown on different seed layers: The application for dye-sensitized solar cells

Renewable Energy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 246-255

  Nayeri, F Dehghan ^a   Soleimani, E Asl ^a   Salehi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

AZO seed layers; Chemical bath deposition techniques; Dye sensitized solar cell; ZnO nanowire array; ZnO seed layer

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION TECHNIQUE; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; SEED LAYER; ZNO NANOWIRE ARRAYS; ZNO SEED LAYERS;

DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ITO GLASS; NANOWIRES; OPTICAL FILMS; SOLAR CELLS; TIN OXIDES; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC SULFIDE;

ZINC OXIDE;

ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYTE; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC;

EID: 84878883886     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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