Understanding the role of silica nanospheres with their light scattering and energy barrier properties in enhancing the photovoltaic performance of ZnO based solar cells-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Understanding the role of silica nanospheres with their light scattering and energy barrier properties in enhancing the photovoltaic performance of ZnO based solar cells

Published:2016 Issue:40 Volume:18 Page:27818-27828
ISSN:1463-9076
Container-title:Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
language:en
Short-container-title:Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

Author:

Banik Avishek¹²³⁴⁵,Ansari Mohammad Shaad¹²³⁴⁵,Sahu Tushar Kanta¹²³⁴⁵,Qureshi Mohammad¹²³⁴⁵

Affiliation:

1. Materials Science Laboratory

2. Department of Chemistry

3. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

4. Guwahati – 781039

5. India

Abstract

The present study discusses the design and development of a dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) using a hybrid composite of ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NP) and silica nanospheres (SiO₂ NS).

Funder

Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,General Physics and Astronomy

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2016/CP/C6CP05544C

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