Fabrication of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Zinc Oxide Nanorod-Modified Titanium Dioxide Photoanode

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 553-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Chuan Chou ◽  
Cheng-Chu Ko ◽  
Po-Yu Kuo ◽  
Chih-Hsien Lai ◽  
Yu-Hsun Nien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

scholarly journals Titanium Dioxide-Coated Zinc Oxide Nanorods as an Efficient Photoelectrode in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1598
Author(s):  
Qiang Zhang ◽  
Shengwen Hou ◽  
Chaoyang Li
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Titanium Dioxide Film ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dioxide Film

Well-arrayed zinc oxide nanorods applied as photoelectrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells were synthesized on an aluminum-doped zinc oxide substrate by the multi-annealing method. In order to improve the chemical stability and surface-to-volume ratio of photoanodes in dye-sensitized solar cells, the synthesized zinc oxide nanorods were coated with pure anatase phase titanium dioxide film using a novel mist chemical vapor deposition method. The effects of the titanium dioxide film on the morphological, structural, optical, and photovoltaic properties of zinc oxide–titanium dioxide core–shell nanorods were investigated. It was found that the diameter and surface-to-volume ratio of zinc oxide nanorods were significantly increased by coating them with titanium dioxide thin film. The power conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells was improved from 1.31% to 2.68% by coating titanium dioxide film onto the surface of zinc oxide nanorods.

Bilayered photoanode consisting of zinc oxide hollow spheres and urchin-like titanium dioxide microspheres enables fast electron transport and efficient light-harvesting for improved-performance dye-sensitized solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (21) ◽  
pp. 17280-17287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peilu Zhao ◽  
Le Wang ◽  
Zhangduo Yu ◽  
Fengmin Liu ◽  
Peng Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Hollow Spheres ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Fast Electron Transport ◽  
Zno Hollow Spheres

Derived from ZnO hollow spheres (ZHSs) as the underlayer and urchin-like TiO2 spheres (UTSs) as the light scattering overlayer, a new bilayered photoanode (ZHS + UTS) is fabricated for use in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).

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