Single step synthesized 1D TiO2 vertically aligned nanorod arrays for CdS sensitized quantum dot sensitized solar cells

Ceramics International

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1973-1981

  Mali, Sawanta S ^a   Shim, Chang Su ^a   Kim, Hyungjin ^a   Hong, Chang Kook ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

1.87 conversion efficiency; 1D TiO2 nanorods; CdS sensitization

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYTES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANORODS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OXIDE MINERALS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

1-D TIO; CDS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE DECAYS; OPEN-CIRCUIT PHOTOVOLTAGE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84946594553     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.09.168     Document Type: Article

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