Growth of Comb-like ZnO Nanostructures for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells Applications
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were fabricated by using well-crystallized ZnO nanocombs directly grown onto the fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) via noncatalytic thermal evaporation process. The thin films of as-grown ZnO nanocombs were used as photoanode mater...
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were fabricated by using well-crystallized ZnO nanocombs directly grown onto the fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) via noncatalytic thermal evaporation process. The thin films of as-grown ZnO nanocombs were used as photoanode materials to fabricate the DSSCs, which exhibited an overall light to electricity conversion efficiency of 0.68% with a fill factor of 34%, short-circuit current of 3.14 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>, and open-circuit voltage of 0.671 V. To the best of our knowledge, this is first report in which thin film of ZnO nanocombs was used as photoanode materials to fabricate the DSSCs.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3502ae5b439349569975a1439f74622a2023-09-02T14:18:30ZengSpringerOpenNanoscale Research Letters1931-75731556-276X2009-01-014910041008Growth of Comb-like ZnO Nanostructures for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells ApplicationsUmar Ahmad<p>Abstract</p> <p>Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were fabricated by using well-crystallized ZnO nanocombs directly grown onto the fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) via noncatalytic thermal evaporation process. The thin films of as-grown ZnO nanocombs were used as photoanode materials to fabricate the DSSCs, which exhibited an overall light to electricity conversion efficiency of 0.68% with a fill factor of 34%, short-circuit current of 3.14 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>, and open-circuit voltage of 0.671 V. To the best of our knowledge, this is first report in which thin film of ZnO nanocombs was used as photoanode materials to fabricate the DSSCs.</p>http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11671-009-9353-3ZnONanocombsDye-sensitized solar cellsStructural and optical properties |
| spellingShingle | Umar Ahmad Growth of Comb-like ZnO Nanostructures for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells Applications Nanoscale Research Letters ZnO Nanocombs Dye-sensitized solar cells Structural and optical properties |
| title | Growth of Comb-like ZnO Nanostructures for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells Applications |
| title_full | Growth of Comb-like ZnO Nanostructures for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells Applications |
| title_fullStr | Growth of Comb-like ZnO Nanostructures for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Growth of Comb-like ZnO Nanostructures for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells Applications |
| title_short | Growth of Comb-like ZnO Nanostructures for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells Applications |
| title_sort | growth of comb like zno nanostructures for dye sensitized solar cells applications |
| topic | ZnO Nanocombs Dye-sensitized solar cells Structural and optical properties |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11671-009-9353-3 |
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