Surface plasmon assisted electron–hole migration for high photocurrent density generation in a perovskite solar cell

Zinc oxide (ZnO) has been used widely as a selective electron collector owing to its superior characteristics of high electron mobility and low temperature processability, especially in a perovskite solar cell (PSC). However, the obtainment of a large photocurrent density within ZnO based PSC is sti...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Salleh, Mohamed Saheed, Norani, Muti Mohamed, Balbir Singh, Mahinder Singh, Rajan, Jose
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Language:English
Published: American Chemical Society 2019
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27741/1/Surface%20plasmon%20assisted%20electron-hole%20migration%20for%20high%20.pdf
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author Mohamed Salleh, Mohamed Saheed
Norani, Muti Mohamed
Balbir Singh, Mahinder Singh
Rajan, Jose
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Balbir Singh, Mahinder Singh
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description Zinc oxide (ZnO) has been used widely as a selective electron collector owing to its superior characteristics of high electron mobility and low temperature processability, especially in a perovskite solar cell (PSC). However, the obtainment of a large photocurrent density within ZnO based PSC is still a great task due to its high electron–hole recombination. Herein, we demonstrated an enhancement in the efficiency of PSC using high quality gold (Au) decorated ZnO nanorods in the absence of hole transporting material (HTM). The integration of Au nanoparticles into the photoanode increased the efficiency of light harvesting as well as electron–hole separation, reduced the electron–hole recombination rate significantly, and accelerated the carrier charge transfer. This study yields a promising outlook for high photocurrent density generation by the sole virtue of plasmonic integration into fabricated photoanode to significantly improve the conversion efficiency of PSC.
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spelling UMPir277412020-10-15T02:57:48Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27741/ Surface plasmon assisted electron–hole migration for high photocurrent density generation in a perovskite solar cell Mohamed Salleh, Mohamed Saheed Norani, Muti Mohamed Balbir Singh, Mahinder Singh Rajan, Jose TP Chemical technology Zinc oxide (ZnO) has been used widely as a selective electron collector owing to its superior characteristics of high electron mobility and low temperature processability, especially in a perovskite solar cell (PSC). However, the obtainment of a large photocurrent density within ZnO based PSC is still a great task due to its high electron–hole recombination. Herein, we demonstrated an enhancement in the efficiency of PSC using high quality gold (Au) decorated ZnO nanorods in the absence of hole transporting material (HTM). The integration of Au nanoparticles into the photoanode increased the efficiency of light harvesting as well as electron–hole separation, reduced the electron–hole recombination rate significantly, and accelerated the carrier charge transfer. This study yields a promising outlook for high photocurrent density generation by the sole virtue of plasmonic integration into fabricated photoanode to significantly improve the conversion efficiency of PSC. American Chemical Society 2019-12-23 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27741/1/Surface%20plasmon%20assisted%20electron-hole%20migration%20for%20high%20.pdf Mohamed Salleh, Mohamed Saheed and Norani, Muti Mohamed and Balbir Singh, Mahinder Singh and Rajan, Jose (2019) Surface plasmon assisted electron–hole migration for high photocurrent density generation in a perovskite solar cell. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2 (12). pp. 8707-8714. ISSN 2574-0962. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.9b01675 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.9b01675
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
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Norani, Muti Mohamed
Balbir Singh, Mahinder Singh
Rajan, Jose
Surface plasmon assisted electron–hole migration for high photocurrent density generation in a perovskite solar cell
title Surface plasmon assisted electron–hole migration for high photocurrent density generation in a perovskite solar cell
title_full Surface plasmon assisted electron–hole migration for high photocurrent density generation in a perovskite solar cell
title_fullStr Surface plasmon assisted electron–hole migration for high photocurrent density generation in a perovskite solar cell
title_full_unstemmed Surface plasmon assisted electron–hole migration for high photocurrent density generation in a perovskite solar cell
title_short Surface plasmon assisted electron–hole migration for high photocurrent density generation in a perovskite solar cell
title_sort surface plasmon assisted electron hole migration for high photocurrent density generation in a perovskite solar cell
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27741/1/Surface%20plasmon%20assisted%20electron-hole%20migration%20for%20high%20.pdf
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