Morphology-controllable ZnO nanostructures: Ethanol-assisted synthesis, growth mechanism and solar cell applications

Superlattices and Microstructures

Volumn 74, Issue , 2014, Pages 261-272

  Zhu, Y F ^a   Fan, D H ^b   Dong, Y W ^a   Zhou, G H ^a  

^a HUAIYIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Wuyi University   (China)

Author keywords

Growth mechanism; Solar cell applications; ZnO nanostructures

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ETHANOL; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOWIRES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SUBSTRATES;

COMPOSITE NANOSTRUCTURES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; GROWTH MECHANISMS; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES; ZNO NANOWIRE ARRAYS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84905398046     PISSN: 07496036     EISSN: 10963677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2014.07.013     Document Type: Article

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