Affiliation:
1. Energy and Environment Laboratory, Physics Department, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece
Abstract
The effects of using composite semiconductor films on the efficiency and stability of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were investigated. Four different types of composite ZnO/TiO2cells were developed and sensitized with the organic molecules Coumarin 343 (C343) and Rose Bengal (RB). A comparative assessment of the different composite cells was conducted, and the photovoltaic performance of single-semiconductor ZnO and TiO2solar cells was also compared to that of the composite ZnO/TiO2cells. It was observed that composite cells with ZnO/TiO2ratio equal to 90/10 have comparable efficiency to single-semiconductor cells and have the advantage of higher stability. The effects of using various multicomponent electrolytes on the efficiency and stability of the ZnO/TiO2cells were also investigated. It was observed that the combined properties of the materials used in these electrolytes enhance the efficiency of the composite ZnO/TiO2cells.
Subject
General Materials Science,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,General Chemistry
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