Recent improvements in dye sensitized solar cells: A review

V Sugathan, E John, K Sudhakar - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) is considered to be one of the most promising
technological developments in the field of Solar Cells. It is basically a cell that imitates the …

Synthesis, characterization, and applications of ZnO nanowires

Y Zhang, MK Ram, EK Stefanakos… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
ZnO nanowires (or nanorods) have been widely studied due to their unique material
properties and remarkable performance in electronics, optics, and photonics. Recently …

ZnO-based dye-sensitized solar cells

JA Anta, E Guillén, R Tena-Zaera - The Journal of Physical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
ZnO was one of the first metal oxides used in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). It exhibits a
unique combination of potentially interesting properties such as high bulk electron mobility …

Silver-doped zinc oxide single nanowire multifunctional nanosensor with a significant enhancement in response

O Lupan, V Cretu, V Postica, M Ahmadi… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2016 - Elsevier
Enhanced performances were obtained for nanosensors based on a single nanowire of
silver-doped zinc oxide (ZnO: Ag). Arrays of crystalline ZnO: Ag nanowires were synthesized …

A highly selective room temperature ammonia sensor using spray deposited zinc oxide thin film

GK Mani, JBB Rayappan - Sensors and actuators B: Chemical, 2013 - Elsevier
Nanostructured ZnO thin films were deposited on glass substrates at 503K using spray
pyrolysis technique and the films were post annealed at 673K in air atmosphere for 3h. The …

One dimensional-ZnO nanostructures: synthesis, properties and environmental applications

I Udom, MK Ram, EK Stefanakos, AF Hepp… - Materials science in …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract One-dimensional (1D) zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures such as rods, wires, belts
and tubes have attracted much attention due to their unique physical, chemical, optical, and …

Materials for enhanced dye-sensitized solar cell performance: Electrochemical application

S Suhaimi, MM Shahimin, ZA Alahmed… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper reports on an aperçu of materials that enhance the performance of dye-
sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The review indicates progress in DSSCs and a large …

Recent advances in dye sensitized solar cells

U Mehmood, S Rahman, K Harrabi… - … in Materials Science …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Solar energy is an abundant and accessible source of renewable energy available on earth,
and many types of photovoltaic (PV) devices like organic, inorganic, and hybrid cells have …

Highly active ZnO-based biomimetic fern-like microleaves for photocatalytic water decontamination using sunlight

A Serrà, Y Zhang, B Sepúlveda, E Gómez… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Here we present the highly enhanced sunlight photocatalytic efficiency and photocorrosion
resistance of biomimetic ZnO-modified micro/nanofern fractal architectures, which are …

Solution-derived ZnO nanostructures for photoanodes of dye-sensitized solar cells

F Xu, L Sun - Energy & Environmental Science, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Solution-phase derived ZnO nanostructures have triggered considerable interest and
become the mainstream route to obtain low-cost and large-scale electrode materials for dye …