Sn-doped ZnO nanocrystalline thin films with enhanced linear and nonlinear optical properties for optoelectronic applications

V Ganesh, IS Yahia, S AlFaify, M Shkir - … of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2017 - Elsevier
In the current work, nanocrystalline undoped and Sn doped ZnO thin films with different
doping concentrations (1, 3, 5, 7 at%) have been deposited on glass substrate by low cost …

Visible light absorption and photo-sensitizing properties of spinach leaves and beetroot extracted natural dyes

D Sengupta, B Mondal, K Mukherjee - Spectrochimica Acta Part A …, 2015 - Elsevier
Herein, chlorophyll and betalain dyes are extracted from fresh spinach leaves and beetroots.
Fourier transform infrared spectra are used to identify the characteristic peaks of the …

Enhancement of dye-sensitized solar cells by using graphene-TiO2 composites as photoelectrochemical working electrode

TH Tsai, SC Chiou, SM Chen - International Journal of Electrochemical …, 2011 - Elsevier
Composite films of graphene-content TiO 2 were deposited on indium tin oxide (ITO)
substrates by spin coating at room temperature and applied as working electrodes of dye …

Degradation mechanisms investigation for long-term thermal stability of dye-sensitized solar cells

G Xue, Y Guo, T Yu, J Guan, X Yu, J Zhang, J Liu… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper describes a systematic study on exploring and understanding degradation
mechanisms for long-term thermal stability of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). A 1080 …

[PDF][PDF] A review on industrial applications of zinc oxide nanoparticles

GD Sani, A Yakubu, A Saidu, R Aati… - … Journal of Advances …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Nanotechnology research has gained much attention in recent years as it provides
innovative solutions in the field of biomedicine, material science, optics and electronics …

Performance and stability analysis of curcumin dye as a photo sensitizer used in nanostructured ZnO based DSSC

D Sinha, D De, A Ayaz - Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Environmental friendly natural dye curcumin extracted from low-cost Curcumina longa stem
is used as a photo-sensitizer for the fabrication of ZnO-based dye-sensitized solar cells …

Enhancing the electron transfer process of TiO2-based DSSC using DC magnetron sputtered ZnO as an efficient alternative for blocking layer

E Kouhestanian, SA Mozaffari, M Ranjbar, HS Amoli - Organic Electronics, 2020 - Elsevier
Developing dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) technology by exploiting different alternative
semiconductors has attracted research attentions. Among all types of semiconductors, ZnO …

A review of zinc oxide photoanode films for dye-sensitized solar cells based on zinc oxide nanostructures

MD Tyona, RU Osujia, FI Ezema - Advances in nano research, 2013 - techno-press.org
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a unique semiconductor material that exhibits numerous useful
properties for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) and other applications. Various thin-film …

Solid-state synthesis of ZnO nanostructures for quasi-solid dye-sensitized solar cells with high efficiencies up to 6.46%.

Y Shi, K Wang, Y Du, H Zhang, J Gu, C Zhu… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla …, 2013 - europepmc.org
Solid-state synthesis of ZnO nanostructured building blocks is presented in this work for the
fabrication of high efficiency quasi-solid dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The sponge-like …

ZnO nanorods on undoped and indium-doped ZnO thin films as a TCO layer on nonconductive glass for dye-sensitized solar cells

A Tubtimtae, MW Lee - Superlattices and Microstructures, 2012 - Elsevier
We present the growth of ZnO nanostructures on indium-doped ZnO film on a non-
conductive glass substrate. The indium-doped ZnO film was used as the transparent …