Improving photoelectric conversion efficiency of DSSC using ZnO/ZnP composite nanorods

Author

Bokhari, Muzamil ; Kasi, Ajab Khan ; Kasi, Jafar Khan ; Gujela, Om Prakash ; Afzalpurkar, Nitin

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng. & Technol., Asian Inst. of Technol., Pathumthani, Thailand

fYear

2013

fDate

26-30 Aug. 2013

Firstpage

243

Lastpage

246

Abstract

Composite nano structure of ZnO with ZnP co-grown on FTO less substrate to improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The morphology of ZnO nanorods and composite nano structure are demonstrated by scanning electron microscope (SEM) images. The heterogeneous interface between transparent conducting oxide (TCO) and nanorods is completely eliminated. In addition to this the composite nano structure significantly improves the performance of DSSC in terms of conversion efficiency.

Keywords

II-VI semiconductors; dye-sensitised solar cells; nanocomposites; nanofabrication; nanorods; scanning electron microscopy; semiconductor growth; semiconductor heterojunctions; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; DSSC; FTO less substrate; SEM; SnO₂:F; ZnO-ZnP; composite nanorods; dye sensitized solar cell; heterogeneous interface; morphology; photoelectric conversion efficiency; scanning electron microscopy; transparent conducting oxide; Anodes; Decision support systems; Nanostructures; Photovoltaic cells; Substrates; Zinc oxide; Zinc oxide; composite nanorods; photoelectric conversion efficiency; zinc phosphide;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale (3M-NANO), 2013 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Suzhou

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-1210-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/3M-NANO.2013.6737424

Filename

6737424