Dye Aggregation Influence on Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Performance in Nanocoral ZnO-Based Thin Film Cells Sensitized with N-719 and Rose Bengal Dyes

• Authors: M. Borysiewicz , S. Chusnutdinow , M. Wzorek , T. Wojciechowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Dye sensitized solar cells were fabricated using ZnO nanostructured photoelectrodes sensitized with N-719 or Rose Bengal dyes. We assessed the device performance as a function of the sensitization time and found a dependence on time for the N-719 and no significant changes for the Rose Bengal. Furthermore, we observe that the structure of the N-719 molecule beneficial for sensitization of TiO₂ may lead to the degradation of the ZnO crystals and a growth of an amorphous shell limiting dye performance in the cells.

Keywords

EN

84.60.Jt; 81.15.Cd; 68.35.bg; 68.55.ag

Discipline

• 68.55.ag: Semiconductors
• 68.35.bg: Semiconductors
• 81.15.Cd: Deposition by sputtering
• 84.60.Jt: Photoelectric conversion(for solar cells, see 88.40.H- and 88.40.J- in renewable energy resources; for solar collectors and concentrators, see 42.79.Ek in optics and 88.40.F- in renewable energy resources)

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 130
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 1187-1189

Dates

published

2016-11

Contributors

author

M. Borysiewicz

• Institute of Electron Technology, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

author

S. Chusnutdinow

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland

author

M. Wzorek

• Institute of Electron Technology, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

author

T. Wojciechowski

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02668 Warsaw, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.130.1187