ZnO/ZnO core-shell nanowire array electrodes: Blocking of recombination and impressive enhancement of photovoltage in dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 26, 2013, Pages 13365-13373

  Guillén, Elena ^a,d   Azaceta, Eneko ^b   Vega Poot, Alberto ^a   Idígoras, Jesús ^a   Echeberría, Jon ^c   Anta, Juan A ^a   Tena Zaera, Ramón ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b Energy Division   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^d ABENGOA RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL SYNTHESIS; CORE-SHELL NANOSTRUCTURES; CORE-SHELL NANOWIRES; DEVICE CHARACTERIZATION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INTENSITY-MODULATED PHOTOVOLTAGE SPECTROSCOPIES; NANO-CRYSTALLINE LAYERS;

ELECTRODES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOWIRES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); ZINC OXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84879824551     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp402888y     Document Type: Article

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