• DocumentCode
    2780399
  • Title

    Nanowire dye-sensitized solar cell with a novel light-scattering layer

  • Author

    Chen, Yan-Ru ; Liao, Wen-Pin ; Wu, Chun-Te ; Wu, Jih-Jen

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Chem. Eng., Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    20-25 June 2010
  • Abstract
    A significant enrichment of the efficiency of ZnO nanowire (NW) dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is achieved using a novel light-scattering layer of nanofilm. The nanofilm is derived from the polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-hosted SnO2/ZnO nanofibers electrospun on the top of ZnO NW array. To construct a nanofilm on ZnO NW array, the PVP-hosted nanofibers are swollen using methanol vapor followed by a high-temperature calcination. Jsc and Voc of the nanofilm/ZnO NW DSSC are all enhanced compared to those of the ZnO NW DSSC, resulting in a considerable enhancement of the efficiency.
  • Keywords
    II-VI semiconductors; calcination; light scattering; nanofibres; nanowires; solar cell arrays; tin compounds; zinc compounds; DSSC; NW solar cell array; PVP-hosted nanofibers; SnO2-ZnO; high-temperature calcination; light-scattering layer; methanol vapor; nanofilm; nanowire dye-sensitized solar cell; polyvinylpyrrolidone hosted nanofiber electrospun;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2010 35th IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Honolulu, HI
  • ISSN
    0160-8371
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5890-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PVSC.2010.5616836
  • Filename
    5616836
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2780399