Performance of natural-dye-sensitized solar cells by ZnO nanorod and nanowall enhanced photoelectrodes

Saif Saadaoui, Mohamed Aziz Ben Youssef, Moufida Ben Karoui, Rached Gharbi, Emanuele Smecca, Vincenzina Strano, Salvo Mirabella, Alessandra Alberti and Rosaria A. Puglisi
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 287–295. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.8.31

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Performance of natural-dye-sensitized solar cells by ZnO nanorod and nanowall enhanced photoelectrodes
Saif Saadaoui, Mohamed Aziz Ben Youssef, Moufida Ben Karoui, Rached Gharbi, Emanuele Smecca, Vincenzina Strano, Salvo Mirabella, Alessandra Alberti and Rosaria A. Puglisi
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 287–295. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.8.31

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Saadaoui, S.; Ben Youssef, M. A.; Ben Karoui, M.; Gharbi, R.; Smecca, E.; Strano, V.; Mirabella, S.; Alberti, A.; Puglisi, R. A. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 287–295. doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.31

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