Significantly improved photocurrent response of ZnS-reduced graphene oxide composites

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 632, Issue , 2015, Pages 201-207

  Sookhakian, M ^a   Amin, Y M ^a   Zakaria, R ^a   Basirun, W J ^a   Mahmoudian, M R ^a   Nasiri Tabrizi, B ^a   Baradaran, S ^a   Azarang, Majid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Reduced graphene oxide; Solar cell; Transient photocurrent; Zinc sulfide

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; LOADING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATIONS; PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE SEPARATION; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); TRANSIENT PHOTOCURRENTS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

ZINC SULFIDE;

EID: 84922378026     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.01.171     Document Type: Article

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