Abstract

High quality, large area and well-oriented ZnO nanorod arrays electrodes were successfully synthesized on conductive transparent oxide substrates by low-temperature hydrothermal methods for dye-sensitized solar cells. Aiming at getting further enhancement and study the effect of the surface modification on cell performance, ZnO thin film and ZnO nanoparticles are carried out to modify the as-grown ZnO nanorod arrays. The morphology, structure and photoluminescence property of the modified ZnO electrodes are characterized in detail. Furthermore, the I-V characterization result shows that these modification methods have distinct influences on the performance of the cell based on ZnO nanorod arrays electrode. The overall conversion efficiency can be optimized by choosing the suitable modification route.

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Authors

Qin Z, Huang Y, Liao Q, Zhang Z, Zhang Y

Institution

State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 100083 Beijing, PR China.

Source

Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology 12:1 2012 Jan pg 463-8

MeSH

Electric Power Supplies
Electrodes
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Light
Nanostructures
Particle Size
Solar Energy
Zinc Oxide

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22524003