Porous Zn-doped TiO 2 nanowall photoanode: Effect of Zn 2+ concentration on the dye-sensitized solar cell performance

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 353, Issue , 2015, Pages 835-842

  Saad, Siti Khatijah Md ^a   Umar, Akrajas Ali ^a   Rahman, Mohd Yusri Abd ^a   Salleh, Muhamad Mat ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROENGINEERING AND NANOELECTRONICS IMEN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

DSSCs; Nanowall; Photoactivity; Porous; Zn doped TiO 2

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DSSCS; NANOWALLS; PHOTOACTIVITY; POROUS; ZN-DOPED;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84941985257     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.06.181     Document Type: Article

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