The dye adsorption optimization of ZnO nanorod-based dye-sensitized solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 14-19

  Fang, Xiang ^a   Li, Yan ^a   Zhang, Shuai ^a,b   Bai, Li ^a   Yuan, Ningyi ^a,b   Ding, Jianning ^a,b  

^a CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovolatic Science and Engineering   (China)

Author keywords

Dye adsorption; Dye sensitized solar cells; Seed layers; ZnO nanorods

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE;

CRITICAL FACTORS; DYE ADSORPTION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; SEED LAYER; SEED LAYER THICKNESS; ZNO NANOROD;

NANORODS;

EID: 84899818387     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.03.039     Document Type: Article

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