Synthesis of ZnO-decorated TiO2nanotubes for dye-sensitized solarcells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 181-186

  Lee, Kang Min ^a   Lee, Eung Seok ^a   Yoo, Bongyoung ^a   Shin, Dong Hyuk ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anodization; DSSC; Impedance test; O electrodeposition; Zn

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOTUBES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YARN; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ANODIZATIONS; AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE; DSSC; EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT MODEL; PHOTO-VOLTAIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; SOLAR CELL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; ZNO ELECTRODEPOSITION;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84882486437     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.07.055     Document Type: Article

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