Multi-functional energy conversion and storage electrodes using flower-like Zinc oxide nanostructures

Energy

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 639-646

  Cauda, Valentina ^a   Pugliese, Diego ^a,b   Garino, Nadia ^a   Sacco, Adriano ^a   Bianco, Stefano ^a   Bella, Federico ^a,b   Lamberti, Andrea ^a,b   Gerbaldi, Claudio ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cycling behavior; Dye sensitized Solar Cell; Energy conversion efficiency; Lithium battery; Nanostructured petal; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; ENERGY CONVERSION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LITHIUM BATTERIES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OXIDE MINERALS; STORAGE (MATERIALS); VIRTUAL STORAGE; ZINC OXIDE;

CYCLING BEHAVIOR; ELECTRODE PREPARATION; ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION; ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGES; LOW COST AND RELIABLE; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANOSTRUCTURED PARTICLES; ZINC OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

ANOMALY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SOLAR RADIATION; ZINC;

EID: 84892978838     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.12.025     Document Type: Article

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