کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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184142 | 459568 | 2015 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Novel ZnO aggregate nanoburgers are made using a low temperature aqueous solution.
• ZnO nanoburgersare formed with two burger bodies comprisesmall nanocrystalline.
• ZnO nanoburgers have higher dye loading and better light scattering ability.
• ZnO nanoburgers dye-sensitized solar cell attain a conversion efficiency of 4.03%.
• Low temperature annealing (<150 °C) of ZnO film is benefit topolymeric substrate.
A novel burger-like aggregate nanostructure assembled from ZnO nanocrystals was synthesized by using a simple aqueous solution method at a low temperature (80 °C). The burger-shaped nanostructure consists of two bun-like exterior layers joined together via a disk-shaped middle layer. Each exterior layer has a thickness of 200 to 300 nm and a diameter of 400 to 600 nm, while the relatively small middle layer has a thickness of 20 to 50 nm and a diameter approximately 80 nm smaller than the exterior layer. The nanoburger-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) achieved a higher light-to-electricity conversion efficiency of 4.03% than those made of commercial ZnO nanoparticles (3.07%). The superior photovoltaic performance of the nanoburger-based DSSCs can be ascribed primarily to the enhanced dye adsorption ability of the aggregates. Because of their submicron sizes, the burger-like aggregates may also generate prominent light scattering, thereby improving the photoanode's optical absorption. Furthermore, the low-temperature heat-treatment process (150 °C) used to fabricate the photoanode film provides opportunities to utilize polymeric substrates in flexible DSSCs.
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Journal: Electrochimica Acta - Volume 169, 1 July 2015, Pages 456–461