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Nanoporous ZnO Photoelectrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

Published:2012 Issue: Volume:2012 Page:1-7
ISSN:1687-4110
Container-title:Journal of Nanomaterials
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Nanomaterials

Author:

Kılıç Bayram¹,Gür Emre²,Tüzemen Sebahattin²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Energy System Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yalova University, 77100 Yalova, Turkey

2. Department of Physics, Science Faculty, Atatürk University, 2510 Erzurum, Turkey

Abstract

Nanoporous and macroporous structures were prepared by using self-assembled monolayer (SAM) onto ZnO thin films in order to investigate the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) produced using these films. Using SAM on ZnO thin films, it is obtained successfully assembled large-area, highly ordered porous ZnO thin films. Varying nanoporous radius is observed between 20 and 50 nm sizes, while it is 500–800 nm for macroporous radius. The solar conversion efficiency of 2.75% and IPCE of 29% was obtained using ZnO nanoporous/N719 dye/I−/I3-electrolyte, while macroporous ZnO given solar conversion efficiency of 2.22% and IPCE of 18%.

Funder

Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

Subject

General Materials Science

Link

http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/jnm/2012/474656.pdf

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