A Facile Synthesis of Granular ZnO Nanostructures for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

作者:Rahman Md Mahbubur; Nath Narayan Chandra Deb; Noh Kwang Mo; Kim Jaecheon; Lee Jae Joon*
来源:International Journal of Photoenergy, 2013, 2013: 563170.
DOI:10.1155/2013/563170

摘要

Granular ZnO nanostructures of single-crystalline wurtzite hexagonal phases were synthesized by a facile and low-cost chemical method in aqueous condition. The average size of ZnO nanograin increased with reflux time, and it significantly affected the open circuit potential (V-oc) while the short circuit current density (J(sc)) was not changed much. The overall energy conversion efficiency was 1.82% with the smaller grain size of ca. 250 nm when it was used as photoelectrode of DSSCs. The positive shifting of the Fermi energy (E-F) and low density of surface states (DOS) were consistent with the reduction of the recombination of excited electron with electrolyte for smaller grains.

  • 出版日期2013