Nanostructured ZnO Photoelectrode Synthesis for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

• Authors: D. Gültekin , M. Alaf , H. Akbulut
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The main aims of this work were to produce and examine the characteristics of nanostructured ZnO in dye-sensitized solar cells. Parameters which are affected by the efficiency such as precursor materials, morphology were investigated. The Raman spectroscopy was used to investigate transformation from bulk material to solution. General morphologies and detailed structural characterizations were obtained using field emission scanning electron microscopy. X-ray diffractometer has been used to determine preferred crystal orientation and particle size of the ZnO nanostructures.

Keywords

EN

81.05.Dz; 61.46.Df; 81.07.Wx; 81.20.Fw; 88.40.jm

Discipline

• 88.40.jm: Thin film III-V and II-VI based solar cells
• 81.07.Wx: Nanopowders
• 81.05.Dz: II-VI semiconductors
• 81.20.Fw: Sol-gel processing, precipitation(for reactions in sol-gels, see 82.33.Ln; for sol-gels as disperse system, see 82.70.Gg)
• 61.46.Df: Structure of nanocrystals and nanoparticles ("colloidal" quantum dots but not gate-isolated embedded quantum dots)

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 125
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 301-303

Dates

published

2014-02

Contributors

author

D. Gültekin

• Sakarya University, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Esentepe Campus 54187, Sakarya, Turkey

author

M. Alaf

• Sakarya University, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Esentepe Campus 54187, Sakarya, Turkey

author

H. Akbulut

• Sakarya University, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Esentepe Campus 54187, Sakarya, Turkey

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.125.301