ZnO Hybrid Nanostructures for Solar Cell Applications

ZnO Hybrid Nanostructures for Solar Cell Applications

Naveen Kumar, Nupur Aggarwal, Payal Patial, Navdeep Sharma, Anu Kapoor, Ranvir Singh Panwar

ZnO, Perovskite Solar Cell, Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell, Hetro-Junction Solar Cell

Keywords
ZnO, Perovskite Solar Cell, Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell, Hetro-Junction Solar Cell

Published online , 41 pages

Citation: Naveen Kumar, Nupur Aggarwal, Payal Patial, Navdeep Sharma, Anu Kapoor, Ranvir Singh Panwar, ZnO Hybrid Nanostructures for Solar Cell Applications, Materials Research Foundations, Vol. 146, pp 132-172, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902394-5

Part of the book on ZnO and Their Hybrid Nano-Structures

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