Studies on bundle like ZnO nanorods for solar cell applications

Solar Energy

Volumn 106, Issue , 2014, Pages 129-135

  Raja, M ^a   Muthukumarasamy, N ^a   Velauthapillai, Dhayalan ^b   Balasundaraprabhu, R ^c   Agilan, S ^a   Senthil, T S ^d  

^a Department of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning   (India)

^b BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^c PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Sol gel method; ZnO nanorods

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FILM PREPARATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLAR CELLS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

ALIGNED ZNO NANORODS; AVERAGE DIAMETER; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SOL-GEL DIP-COATING METHOD; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; VERTICALLY ALIGNED; ZNO NANOROD;

NANORODS;

COATING; DYE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; SUBSTRATE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZINC;

EID: 84902658457     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.01.043     Document Type: Article

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