Electrochemical design of zinc oxide arrays for dye-sensitized solar cells

Author

Sokol, E.I. ; Klochko, N.P. ; Khrypunov, G.S. ; Kopach, V.R. ; Klepikova, K.S. ; Lyubov, V.M. ; Kopach, A.V. ; Myagchenko, Y.O. ; Melnychuk, E.E.

Author_Institution

Mater. Eng. for Solar Cells Dept., Nat. Tech. Univ. (NTU "KhPI"), Kharkiv, Ukraine

fYear

2013

fDate

16-19 April 2013

Firstpage

28

Lastpage

32

Abstract

Investigation of morphology, structural and optical characteristics of pulse plated zinc oxide arrays made possible the formation of the nanorods, size of which is varied by the electrolyte temperature. The surface morphology can be modified by duty cycle up to the growth of the mesoporous networks of zinc oxide. They together with nanorods will form hierarchical nanostructures with large specific surface that will ensure an efficiency of the created dye-sensitized solar cells.

Keywords

nanorods; solar cells; dye-sensitized solar cells; electrochemical design; electrolyte temperature; hierarchical nanostructures; mesoporous networks; nanorods; surface morphology; zinc oxide arrays; Films; Optical arrays; Optical pulses; Photovoltaic cells; Surface morphology; X-ray diffraction; Zinc oxide; dye-sensitized solar cell; pulse plating; zinc oxide;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics and Nanotechnology (ELNANO), 2013 IEEE XXXIII International Scientific Conference

Conference_Location

Kiev

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-4669-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ELNANO.2013.6552039

Filename

6552039