ZnO/ZnO Core–Shell Nanowire Array Electrodes: Blocking of Recombination and Impressive Enhancement of Photovoltage in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 117 (26) ◽  
pp. 13365-13373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Guillén ◽  
Eneko Azaceta ◽  
Alberto Vega-Poot ◽  
Jesús Idígoras ◽  
Jon Echeberría ◽  
...  
Nanoscale ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 4691-4697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Chen ◽  
Zhiming Bai ◽  
Xiaoqin Yan ◽  
Haoge Yuan ◽  
Guangjie Zhang ◽  
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The light-harvesting ability and conversion efficiency of DSSCs can be significantly improved with the use of patterned ZnO–ZnS core–shell nanowire array photoanodes.


2010 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 043102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin Rochford ◽  
Zhuang-Zhi Li ◽  
Javier Baca ◽  
Jianwei Liu ◽  
Jun Li ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 155 ◽  
pp. 165-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung-Hyun Anna Lee ◽  
Yixin Zhao ◽  
Emil A. Hernandez-Pagan ◽  
Landy Blasdel ◽  
W. Justin Youngblood ◽  
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Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 325
Author(s):  
Liqing Liu ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Dehao Wang ◽  
Yongtao Li ◽  
Xuemin He ◽  
...  

The ZnO@TiO2 core/shell nanowire arrays with different thicknesses of the TiO2 shell were synthesized, through depositing TiO2 on the ZnO nanowire arrays using the pulsed laser deposition process. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images show that these core/shell nanowires were homogeneously coated with TiO2 nanoparticles with high crystallinity, appearing to be a rather rough surface compared to pure ZnO nanowires. The efficiency of ZnO@TiO2 core/shell structure-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) was improved compared with pure ZnO nanowires. This is mainly attributed to the enlarged internal surface area of the core/shell structures, which increases dye adsorption on the anode to improve the light harvest. In addition, the energy barrier which formed at the interface between ZnO and TiO2 promoted the charge separation and suppressed the carrier recombination. Furthermore, the efficiency of DSSCs was further improved by increasing the thickness of the TiO2 shell. This work shows an efficient method to achieve high power conversion efficiency in core/shell nanowire-based DSSCs.


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