Effect of oxygen plasma treatment on performance of ZnO based dye sensitized solar cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 724 ◽  
pp. 348-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shubhangi Khadtare ◽  
Avinash S. Bansode ◽  
V.L. Mathe ◽  
Nabeen K. Shrestha ◽  
Chinna Bathula ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Plasma Treatment ◽  
Oxygen Plasma ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Oxygen Plasma Treatment ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Effect Of Oxygen ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

scholarly journals Eco-Friendly Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Water-Electrolytes and Chlorophyll

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2150
Author(s):  
Ji-Hye Kim ◽  
Sung-Yoon Park ◽  
Dong-Hyuk Lim ◽  
So-Young Lim ◽  
Jonghoon Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Plasma Treatment ◽  
Ruthenium Complex ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Adsorption ◽  
Synthesis Process ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Organic solvents used for electrolytes of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are generally not only toxic and explosive but also prone to leakage due to volatility and low surface tension. The representative dyes of DSSCs are ruthenium-complex molecules, which are expensive and require a complicated synthesis process. In this paper, the eco-friendly DSSCs were presented based on water-based electrolytes and a commercially available organic dye. The effect of aging time after the device fabrication and the electrolyte composition on the photovoltaic performance of the eco-friendly DSSCs were investigated. Plasma treatment of TiO2 was adopted to improve the dye adsorption as well as the wettability of the water-based electrolytes on TiO2. It turned out that the plasma treatment was an effective way of improving the photovoltaic performance of the eco-friendly DSSCs by increasing the efficiency by 3.4 times. For more eco-friendly DSSCs, the organic-synthetic dye was replaced by chlorophyll extracted from spinach. With the plasma treatment, the efficiency of the eco-friendly DSSCs based on water-electrolytes and chlorophyll was comparable to those of the previously reported chlorophyll-based DSSCs with non-aqueous electrolytes.

scholarly journals Application of a novel microwave plasma treatment for the sintering of nickel oxide coatings for use in dye-sensitized solar cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 205 ◽  
pp. S245-S249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Awais ◽  
Mahfujur Rahman ◽  
J.M. Don MacElroy ◽  
Danilo Dini ◽  
Johannes G. Vos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Nickel Oxide ◽  
Plasma Treatment ◽  
Microwave Plasma ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Oxide Coatings ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells
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