Three-dimensional TiO2/ZnO hybrid array as a heterostructured anode for efficient quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 5199-5205

  Feng, Hao Lin ^a   Wu, Wu Qiang ^a   Rao, Hua Shang ^a   Wan, Quan ^b   Li, Long Bin ^a   Kuang, Dai Bin ^a   Su, Cheng Yong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Guangzhou Quality Supervision and Testing Institute   (China)

Author keywords

heterostructure; light harvesting; nanowire arrays; photovoltaic; quantum dots

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ENERGY CONVERSION; GRAPHENE QUANTUM DOTS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANORODS; NANOWIRES; OXIDE MINERALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDES; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES; LIGHT-HARVESTING; NANOWIRE ARRAYS; ONE-SUN ILLUMINATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84924605605     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am507983y     Document Type: Article

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