Two dimensional graphitic-phase C3N4 as multifunctional protecting layer for enhanced short-circuit photocurrent in ZnO based dye-sensitized solar cells

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 280, Issue , 2015, Pages 441-447

  Wu, Dapeng ^a   Cao, Kun ^a   Wang, Fujuan ^a   Wang, Hongju ^a   Gao, Zhiyong ^a   Xu, Fang ^a   Guo, Yuming ^a   Jiang, Kai ^a  

^a HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; g C3N4; Monolayer dispersion; Ultrasonic irradiation; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IRRADIATION; MONOLAYERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS; TIMING CIRCUITS; ZINC OXIDE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; G-C3N4; HIGH POWER CONVERSION; INJECTION EFFICIENCY; MONOLAYER DISPERSION; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT; ULTRASOUND IRRADIATION;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84934949164     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.06.006     Document Type: Article

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