Electrochemical characterisations of ZnO nanowires for dye-sensitised solar cells

Materials and Design

Volumn 95, Issue , 2016, Pages 481-485

  Kanta, A F ^a   Schrijnemakers, A ^b   Decroly, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

DSSC; EIS; Schematic circuit; ZnO nanowires

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; DIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOWIRES; SOLAR CELLS; TIN OXIDES; ZINC OXIDE;

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; DSSC; DYE SOLUTIONS; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; NANOWIRES FILMS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; ZINC OXIDE (ZNO); ZNO NANOWIRES;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84960194659     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.01.069     Document Type: Article

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