scholarly journals Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Composed of Nanostructural ZnO Doped with Ti

Catalysts ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mati Rahman ◽  
Mingdeng Wei ◽  
Fengyan Xie ◽  
Matiullah Khan
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell Performance ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Dye Loading ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Photoanode materials with optimized particle sizes, excellent surface area and dye loading capability are preferred in good-performance dye sensitized solar cells. Herein, we report on an efficient dye-sensitized mesoporous photoanode of Ti doped zinc oxide (Ti-ZnO) through a facile hydrothermal method. The crystallinity, morphology, surface area, optical and electrochemical properties of the Ti-ZnO were investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. It was observed that Ti-ZnO nanoparticles with a high surface area of 131.85 m2 g−1 and a controlled band gap, exhibited considerably increased light harvesting efficiency, dye loading capability, and achieved comparable solar cell performance at a typical nanocrystalline ZnO photoanode.

scholarly journals Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on High Surface Area Nanocrystalline Zinc Oxide Spheres

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavuluri Srinivasu ◽  
Surya Prakash Singh ◽  
Ashraful Islam ◽  
Liyuan Han
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Oxide Material ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Nanocrystalline Zinc Oxide

High surface area nanocrystalline zinc oxide material is fabricated using mesoporous nanostructured carbon as a sacrificial template through combustion process. The resulting material is characterized by XRD, N2 adsorption, HR-SEM, and HR-TEM. The nitrogen adsorption measurement indicates that the materials possess BET specific surface area ca. 30 m2/g. Electron microscopy images prove that the zinc oxide spheres possess particle size in the range of 0.12 μm–0.17 μm. The nanocrystalline zinc oxide spheres show 1.0% of energy conversion efficiency for dye-sensitized solar cells.

High-surface-area nanomesh graphene with enriched edge sites as efficient metal-free cathodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Nanoscale ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (26) ◽  
pp. 13059-13066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Yang ◽  
Xiuwen Xu ◽  
Yalun Gao ◽  
Zhao Li ◽  
Cuiyu Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

scholarly journals Sol Gel Synthesized Nanosilica as Photoanode Material for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) System

2014 ◽  
Vol 625 ◽  
pp. 110-113
Author(s):  
Stephanie Lau Chai Tying ◽  
Coswald Stephen Sipaut ◽  
Jedol Dayou ◽  
Rachel Fran Mansa
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been extensively studied due to their promising potential for high efficiency, low production cost and eco-friendly production. The photoanode of DSSCs is traditionally composed of randomly packed TiO2 nanoparticles which have large specific surface area and suitable band gap (3.2 eV) for the effective injection of electrons from the dye molecules to the semiconductor. However, its high surface charge recombination rate accounts for its low efficiency. Alternatively, silica which is chemically inert, thermally stable, high surface area, and inexpensive can be used to substitute TiO2 as photoanode material. However, bulk silica has a wide band gap of 8.9 eV and its band gap need to be narrowed in order to use it as photoanode materials. Thus, in this study, the effect of nanosilica photoanode and its particle size on the performance of dye sensitized solar cell are investigated and characterized. The result is then compared with the fumed silica and conventional TiO2 DSSCs. Although the results shows that photon-electron conversion is inferior compared to TiO2 photoanode, it has a great potential as the fabrication cost is low and more environmental friendly.Keywords : Dye Sensitized Solar Cell, Photoanode material, Nanosilica, Sol gel synthesis

High-surface-area, interconnected, nanofibrillar TiO2 structures as photoanodes in dye-sensitized solar cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 68 (7) ◽  
pp. 487-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dharani Sabba ◽  
Nripan Mathews ◽  
Julianto Chua ◽  
Stevin S. Pramana ◽  
Hemant K. Mulmudi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

scholarly journals Investigation on the Tunable-Length Zinc Oxide Nanowire Arrays for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shou-Yi Kuo ◽  
Ming-Yang Hsieh ◽  
Hsin-I Lin
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Nanowire Arrays ◽  
Zno Nanowire ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Dye Loading ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

We had successfully fabricated ZnO-based nanowires by vapor transport method in the furnace tube. ZnO nanowire arrays grown in 600°C for 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, and 120 minutes had applied to the dye-sensitized solar cells. The dye loading is proportional to the total equivalent surface area of ZnO nanowire arrays in the cells and plays an important role in improving power conversion efficiency. The highest efficiency was observed in DSSC sample with ZnO nanowires grown for 90 minutes, which had the largest equivalent surface area and also the highest dye loading. According to our experimental results, the enhancement in power conversion efficiency is attributed to the higher light harvesting and reduction of carrier recombination. In addition, ZnO nanowires also contribute to the photocurrent in the UV region.

Anatase Mesoporous TiO2 Nanofibers with High Surface Area for Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Small ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (19) ◽  
pp. 2176-2182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Rui Zhu ◽  
Lin Ke ◽  
Xizhe Liu ◽  
Bin Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Mesoporous Tio2 ◽  
Tio2 Nanofibers ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells
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