Influence of defect density on the ZnO nanostructures of dye-sensitized solar cells

Advances in Manufacturing

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 340-345

  Lou, Yan Yan ^a   Yuan, Shuai ^a   Zhao, Yin ^a   Wang, Zhu Yi ^a   Shi, Li Yi ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bilayer; Dye sensitized solar cells; Nanodendrite nanorods defect; Nanostructure; ZnO

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899419346     PISSN: 20953127     EISSN: 21953597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40436-013-0046-x     Document Type: Article

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