Aspect-Ratio Dependent Electron Transport and Recombination in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells fabricated with one-dimensional ZnO nanostructures

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 148, Issue , 2014, Pages 302-309

  Wijeratne, Kosala ^a   Bandara, Jayasundera ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

1 D ZnO; aspect ratio; dye sensitized solar cell; electron transport

Indexed keywords

DYE- SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ZNO; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 84908544811     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.10.046     Document Type: Article

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