Green synthesized zinc oxide nanostructures and their applications in dye-sensitized solar cells and photocatalysis: A review

J Ali, S Bibi, WB Jatoi, M Tuzen, MA Jakhrani… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
The demand for clean energy and sustainable technologies has led to extensive research in
the field of nanomaterials, particularly zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures, due to their unique …

[HTML][HTML] Green Synthesis of Bioinspired Nanoparticles Mediated from Plant Extracts of Asteraceae Family for Potential Biological Applications

JP Jaison, B Balasubramanian, J Gangwar, N James… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Asteraceae family is one of the largest families in the plant kingdom with many of them
extensively used for significant traditional and medicinal values. Being a rich source of …

Synergestic effect of chlorophyll and anthocyanin Co-sensitizers in TiO2-based dye-sensitized solar cells

SC Ezike, CN Hyelnasinyi, MA Salawu, JF Wansah… - Surfaces and …, 2021 - Elsevier
We adopted co-sensitization technique for improvement of photovoltaic performance of dye-
sensitized solar cells (DSSC). Three natural dyes were used in the fabrication of DSSCs …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells-based Carica papaya leaf and black cherry fruit co-sensitizers

AN Ossai, SC Ezike, P Timtere, AD Ahmed - Chemical Physics Impact, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural dye sensitizers are attractive as an alternative to expensive and rare organic
sensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cells. The partial absorption of solar spectrum by solar cell …

Zinc oxide loaded chitosan-elastin-sodium alginate nanocomposite gel using freeze gelation for enhanced adipose stem cell proliferation and antibacterial properties

A Ramzan, A Mehmood, R Ashfaq, A Andleeb… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogels have been the material of choice for regenerative medicine applications due to
their biocompatibility that can facilitate cellular attachment and proliferation. The present …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative performances of nature-based dyes extracted from Baobab and Shea leaves photo-sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)

UI Ndeze, J Aidan, SC Ezike, JF Wansah - Current Research in Green and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were fabricated using dye extracts from Baobab and
Shea leaves as photo-sensitizers. The photoanode was made from spin-coating of titanium …

[HTML][HTML] Zinc oxide-based dye-sensitized solar cells using natural and synthetic sensitizers

AN Ossai, AB Alabi, SC Ezike, AO Aina - Current Research in Green and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized solar cell is one of the generations of solar cells that generate clean energy
and needs inexpensive equipment for fabrication. We report the performances of the natural …

[HTML][HTML] Perovskite precursor concentration for enhanced recombination suppression in perovskite solar cells

SC Ezike, AD Ahmed, RM Obodo, MA Salawu - Hybrid Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Perovskite is a light harvesting material with general structure of ABX 3, where A is a
monovalent cation (methylammonium (MA+), formamidinium (FA+), caesium (Cs+)), B is a …

Investigation on electrochemical analysis of ZnO nanoparticles and its performance for dye-sensitized solar cells using various natural dyes

ES Esakki, G Deepa, P Vivek, LR Devi… - Journal of the Indian …, 2023 - Elsevier
The dye-sensitized solar cells were fabricated using five different dyes extracted from the
Ixora flower, Pongame leaves, Neem leaves, Pongame leaves, and Almond fruit. ZnO …

Stability-improved perovskite solar cells through 4-tertbutylpyridine surface-passivated perovskite layer fabricated in ambient air

SC Ezike, AB Alabi, AN Ossai, AO Aina - Optical Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Methylammonium lead iodide (CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3) perovskite solar cell (PSC) is one of the
third generations of photovoltaic (PV) research interest in recent years. The solar cell …