Zinc oxide (ZnO) is the closest alternative to TiO 2 as the semiconductor material in a dye-
sensitized solar cell (DSSC). This is to be attributed to the facts that both TiO 2 and ZnO have …

A sustainable future demands innovative breakthroughs in science and technology today,
especially in the energy sector. Earth‐abundant resources can be explored and used to …

Zn 1− x Ag x O nanoparticles (NPs)(x= 0, 0.02, 0.04, and 0.06) were synthesized by a sol–
gel method. The synthesized undoped ZnO and Zn 1− x Ag x O-NPs were characterized by …

ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) were decorated on a graphene oxide (GO) sheet via the sol–gel
method in a gelatin medium. Long-chain gelatin compounds were utilized to terminate the …

The present work is a study about a relationship between X-ray photoelectron spectrometer
(XPS) results and photocurrent intensity of alkali-metals-elements doped ZnO nanoparticles …

Undoped and group-I elements doped ZnO nanoparticles (NPs)(Zn1− yX2yO, X= Li, Na, K,
and y= 0.05) were synthesized by a sol–gel method. Structural and morphological studies of …

Silver is commonly used antibacterial material, and showed improved results when doped to
less expensive ZnO nanoparticles. Chemical reduction method with zinc acetate as host and …

The photovoltaic performance of dye sensitized solar cells using Al-doped ZnO thin films
(ZnO: Al) grown onto ITO substrates as photoanode and natural dye as sensitizer had been …

Porous flower-like ZnO nanostructures have been synthesized by a template-free,
economical hydrothermal method combined with subsequent calcination. Calcination of the …

A double-layer TiO 2 (Ag–TiO 2-DL) photoanode with various loading amounts of Ag
nanoparticles were designed with an underlayer composed of P25 TiO 2 nanoparticles and …