Manipulated the band gap of 1D ZnO nano-rods array with controlled solution concentration and its application for DSSCs

被引：28

作者：

Chao, Ching-Hsun ^{[2
]}

Chan, Chien-Hung ^{[3
]}

Huang, Jung-Jie ^{[1
]}

Chang, Li-Shin ^{[3
]}

Shih, Han-C. ^{[3
,4
,5
]}

机构：

[1] MingDao Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Peetow, Chang Hwa, Taiwan

[2] Dow Chem Co USA, EM, Adv Mat, Chunan, Miaoli, Taiwan

[3] Natl Chung Hsing Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Taichung 40227, Taiwan

[4] Chinese Culture Univ, Dept Chem & Mat Engn, Taipei, Taiwan

[5] Chinese Culture Univ, Master Program Nanomat, Taipei, Taiwan

来源：

CURRENT APPLIED PHYSICS | 2011年 / 11卷 / 01期

关键词：

ZnO nano-rod; Hydrothermal method; Dye sensitized solar cells; SENSITIZED SOLAR-CELLS; TIO2; LIGHT; ELECTROLYTE; TRANSPORT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.cap.2010.11.056

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

One-dimensional (1D) ZnO nano-rods array was grown by the hydrothermal method. ITO substrates were immersed in equal-molar of zinc nitrate (Zn(NO)(3)center dot 6H(2)O) and methenamine (C6H12N4) aqueous solution at 90 degrees C for 24 h to grow ZnO nano-rods. The reaction solutions with different molar concentrations were used to growth different thickness and diameter of ZnO nano-rods. The shape of ZnO nanorods is hexagonal and the grain size can be changed from 30 nm to 500 nm with the prefer orientation of (002). Finally, ZnO nano-rods films were used as electrode materials to fabricate dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). A fill factor of 33.43%, short-circuit current of 11.877 mA/cm(2), open-circuit voltage of 0.486 V and an overall light to electricity conversion efficiency of 1.932% were obtained. (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：S136 / S139

页数：4

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