Improved dye-sensitized solar cell with a ZnO nanotree photoanode by hydrothermal method

Shou Yi Kuo; Jui Fu Yang; Fang I. Lai

doi:10.1186/1556-276X-9-206

Improved dye-sensitized solar cell with a ZnO nanotree photoanode by hydrothermal method

Shou Yi Kuo
, Jui Fu Yang
, Fang I. Lai^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Electronic Engineering

Chang Gung University
Yuan Ze University
National Cheng Kung University

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Abstract

This study investigated the influence of ZnO nanostructures on dye adsorption to increase the photovoltaic conversion efficiency of solar cells. ZnO nanostructures were grown in both tree-like and nanorod (NR) arrays on an AZO/FTO film structure by using a hydrothermal method. The results were observed in detail using X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), UV-visible spectrophotometry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and solar simulation. The selective growth of tree-like ZnO was found to exhibit higher dye adsorption loading and conversion efficiency than ZnO NRs. The multiple 'branches' of 'tree-like nanostructures' increases the surface area for higher light harvesting and dye loading while reducing charge recombination. These improvements result in a 15% enhancement in power conversion. The objective of this study is to facilitate the development of a ZnO-based dye-sensitized solar cell.

Original language	English
Article number	206
Pages (from-to)	1-6
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nanoscale Research Letters
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-9-206
State	Published - 2014

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Keywords

Dye-sensitized solar cell
Nanorods
Tree-like
Zinc oxide

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Improved dye-sensitized solar cell with a ZnO nanotree photoanode by hydrothermal method

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