DNA-mediated fast synthesis of shape-selective ZnO nanostructures and their potential applications in catalysis and dye-sensitized solar cells

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 53, Issue 35, 2014, Pages 13667-13679

  Kundu, Subrata ^a   Nithiyanantham, U ^a  

^a CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATALYSIS; DNA; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; MORPHOLOGY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE;

ANODE MATERIAL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; GROWTH MECHANISMS; MOLAR RATIO; REACTION PARAMETERS; SIZE AND SHAPE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84906848132     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie500398q     Document Type: Article

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