Controlled synthesis of monodispersed ZnO nanospindle decorated TiO 2 mesospheres for enhanced charge transport in dye-sensitized solar cells

S Athithya, S Harish, H Ikeda, M Navaneethan… - …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have undergone extensive research and development to
improve the device performance for commercial applications and for indoor applications in …

Zinc Oxide–Titania Heterojunction‐based Solid Nanospheres as Photoanodes for Electron‐Trapping in Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells

KP Shejale, D Laishram, R Gupta… - Energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Agile nanostructure architectures and smart combinations of semiconducting metal oxide
materials are key features of high‐performing dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Herein …

Improved charge generation and collection in dye-sensitized solar cells with modified photoanode surface

C Fei, J Tian, Y Wang, X Liu, L Lv, Z Zhao, G Cao - Nano Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
ZnO is considered as one of the most promising candidate photoanodes for dye-sensitized
solar cells (DSCs) for its high electron mobility, suitable energy-band structure and excellent …

3D TiO 2/ZnO composite nanospheres as an excellent electron transport anode for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

P Cheng, Y Wang, L Xu, P Sun, Z Su, F Jin, F Liu… - RSC …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The present study aimed to develop a high electron lifetime (τr) and low transit time (τd)
photoanode material for dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). An innovative material structure …

Interface engineering through atomic layer deposition towards highly improved performance of dye-sensitized solar cells

H Lu, W Tian, J Guo, L Li - Scientific Reports, 2015 - nature.com
A composite photoanode comprising ultralong ZnO nanobelts and TiO2 nanoparticles was
prepared and its performance in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) was optimized and …

ZnO–TiO2 Nanocomposite Films for High Light Harvesting Efficiency and Fast Electron Transport in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

V Manthina, JP Correa Baena, G Liu… - The Journal of Physical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Electron transport and recombination are the essential processes that determine the charge
collection efficiency in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). While nearly 100% of charges are …

Dye-sensitized solar cells based on ZnO nanotetrapods

W Chen, S Yang - Frontiers of Optoelectronics in China, 2011 - Springer
In this paper, we reviewed recent systematic studies of using ZnO nanotetrapods for
photoanodes of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) in our group. First, the efficiency of …

High-Efficiency Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on TiO2-Coated ZnO Nanowire Arrays

C Xu, J Wu, UV Desai, D Gao - Nano letters, 2012 - ACS Publications
Replacing the liquid electrolytes in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) with solid-state hole-
transporting materials (HTMs) may solve the packaging challenge and improve the long …

Fabrication of In2O3 functionalized ZnO based nanoheterojunction photoanode for improved DSSC performance through effective interfacial charge carrier separation

A Das, RG Nair - Optical Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This report is to address the limitation of conventional dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)
designed using pristine ZnO and N719 dye, which suffers from low performance due to the …

Densely packed zinc sulfide nanoparticles on TiO 2 for hindering electron recombination in dye-sensitized solar cells

HJ Kim, JH Kim, IK Durga, D Punnoose… - New Journal of …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
We report new types of TiO2@ CdS and TiO2@ ZnS binary structures fabricated by
decorating TiO2 surfaces with CdS or ZnS nanoparticles. The material characterization …