Facile synthesis of ZnO nanowires on FTO glass for dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Semiconductors

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Han, Zhitao ^a,b   Li, Sisi ^b   Li, Junjun ^b   Chu, Jinkui ^a   Chen, Yong ^b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

dye sensitized solar cells; hydrothermal synthesis; nanowires; zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TECHNIQUES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FACILE SYNTHESIS; GROWTH SOLUTIONS; HYDROTHERMALLY SYNTHESIZED; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS;

GLASS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; LOADING; NANOWIRES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SPIN GLASS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84885006188     PISSN: 16744926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/34/7/074002     Document Type: Article

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