Vertical nanosheet-structured ZnO/TiO2 photoelectrodes for highly efficient CdS quantum dot sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 127, Issue , 2014, Pages 362-368

  Li, Shengjun ^a   Chen, Zeng ^a   Li, Tao ^a   Gao, Huiping ^a   Wei, Chaochao ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Kong, Wenping ^a   Zhang, Weifeng ^a  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cadmium sulfide; Quantum dot sensitized solar cells; Vertical nanosheets; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NANOSHEETS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

CDS QUANTUM DOTS; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DEPOSITION PROCESS; PHOTO-ELECTRODES; PHOTOELECTRIC PROPERTY; PHOTOEXCITED ELECTRONS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84896525937     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.02.042     Document Type: Article

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