ZnO nanostructures for dye‐sensitized solar cells

Q Zhang, CS Dandeneau, X Zhou, G Cao - Advanced materials, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This Review focuses on recent developments in the use of ZnO nanostructures for dye‐
sensitized solar cell (DSC) applications. It is shown that carefully designed and fabricated …

Recent progress in ZnO-based nanostructured ceramics in solar cell applications

L Loh, S Dunn - Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
ZnO is widely used as an n-type semiconductor in various solar cell structures; including
dyesensitized, organic, hybrid and solid-state solar cells. Here, we review advances in ZnO …

Photosensitization of colloidal TiO2 nanoparticles with phycocyanin pigment

A Kathiravan, R Renganathan - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2009 - Elsevier
Bluish phycocyanin is a water soluble pigment having strong visible light absorption at
615nm. The dynamics of photoinduced electron injection from phycocyanin to colloidal TiO2 …

From zinc oxide nanoparticles to microflowers: a study of growth kinetics and biocidal activity

M Ramani, S Ponnusamy… - Materials Science and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide (ZnO) particles with varying morphologies from spherical particles to flower-like
structure were synthesized by a simple wet-chemical method involving reaction between …

Inversion of activity in DSSC for TiO2 and ZnO photo-anodes depending on the choice of sensitizer and carrier dynamics

J Patwari, S Shyamal, T Khan, H Ghadi… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, we have demonstrated an inversion in the efficiency of TiO 2 and ZnO based
dye sensitized solar cells for an organic sensitizer C343 and another Ru based sensitizer …

Nanostructured ZnO, TiO2, and Composite ZnO/TiO2 Films for Application in Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells

M Giannouli - International Journal of Photoenergy, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of using composite semiconductor films on the efficiency and stability of dye‐
sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were investigated. Four different types of composite ZnO/TiO2 …

A Comparative Study of Nanostructured TiO2, ZnO and Bilayer TiO2/ZnO Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

M Rani, SK Tripathi - Journal of Electronic Materials, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Titanium dioxide (TiO 2), Zinc oxide (ZnO) and bilayer TiO 2/ZnO (TZO) based cells
have been developed and sensitized with five organic dyes and one cocktail dye composed …

Fabrication of ZnO based dye sensitized solar cells

AP Uthirakumar - Solar Cells–Dye Sensitized Devices, 2011 - books.google.com
Why solar power is considered as one of the ultimate future energy resources? To answer
this, drastic depletion of fossil fuels and the challenges ahead on needs for the specific …

Interfacial electron transfer dynamics and photovoltaic performance of TiO2 and ZnO solar cells sensitized with Coumarin 343

M Giannouli, M Fakis - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A …, 2011 - Elsevier
In this work, the photovoltaic performance and interfacial electron transfer (IET) dynamics of
Coumarin 343 (C343) on ZnO and TiO2 nanocrystalline semiconductors (sensitized films) …

Performance comparison of low cost TiO2 and ZnO solar cells sensitized with coumarin C343

N Houri, A Djelloul, M Adnane - 2020 - essuir.sumdu.edu.ua
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticles using low cost
organic dye Coumarin 343 (C343), carbon counter electrode and iodide electrolyte were …