Dye-sensitized solar cells based on ZnO nanoneedle/TiO2 nanoparticle composite photoelectrodes with controllable weight ratio

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 27, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 2982-2987

  Qi, Lihong ^a   Wang, Qingshan ^a   Wang, Tieshi ^a   Li, Chunyan ^a   Ouyang, Qiuyun ^a   Chen, Yujin ^a  

^a HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANONEEDLES; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDE MINERALS; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

BUILDING BLOCKES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTRA; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HIGH SURFACE AREA; INTERFACIAL ELECTRON TRANSFER; NANOPARTICLE (NPS); PHOTO-ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84880082902     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.350     Document Type: Article

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