Optimization of the Design of Extremely Thin Absorber Solar Cells Based on Electrodeposited ZnO Nanowires

ChemPhysChem ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 2321-2330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude Lévy-Clément ◽  
Jamil Elias
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Zno Nanowires ◽  
Extremely Thin Absorber

Modeling and characterization of extremely thin absorber (eta) solar cells based on ZnO nanowires

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 7162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iván Mora-Seró ◽  
Sixto Giménez ◽  
Francisco Fabregat-Santiago ◽  
Eneko Azaceta ◽  
Ramón Tena-Zaera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Zno Nanowires ◽  
Extremely Thin Absorber

Ultrafast Charge Carrier Dynamics in Extremely Thin Absorber (ETA) Solar Cells Consisting of CdSe-Coated ZnO Nanowires

2016 ◽  
Vol 120 (35) ◽  
pp. 19504-19512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Edley ◽  
Siming Li ◽  
Glenn W. Guglietta ◽  
Hasti Majidi ◽  
Jason B. Baxter
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Charge Carrier ◽  
Carrier Dynamics ◽  
Zno Nanowires ◽  
Charge Carrier Dynamics ◽  
Extremely Thin Absorber

scholarly journals Gold and ZnO-Based Metal-Semiconductor Network for Highly Sensitive Room-Temperature Gas Sensing

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (18) ◽  
pp. 3815
Author(s):  
Renyun Zhang ◽  
Magnus Hummelgård ◽  
Joel Ljunggren ◽  
Håkan Olin
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Gas Sensor ◽  
Network Structure ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Zno Nanowires ◽  
Gold Particles ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Semiconductor Electronics ◽  
New Type

Metal-semiconductor junctions and interfaces have been studied for many years due to their importance in applications such as semiconductor electronics and solar cells. However, semiconductor-metal networks are less studied because there is a lack of effective methods to fabricate such structures. Here, we report a novel Au–ZnO-based metal-semiconductor (M-S)n network in which ZnO nanowires were grown horizontally on gold particles and extended to reach the neighboring particles, forming an (M-S)n network. The (M-S)n network was further used as a gas sensor for sensing ethanol and acetone gases. The results show that the (M-S)n network is sensitive to ethanol (28.1 ppm) and acetone (22.3 ppm) gases and has the capacity to recognize the two gases based on differences in the saturation time. This study provides a method for producing a new type of metal-semiconductor network structure and demonstrates its application in gas sensing.

TiO2 Surface Treatment Effects by Mg2+, Ba2+, and Al3+ on Sb2S3 Extremely Thin Absorber Solar Cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 116 (25) ◽  
pp. 13465-13471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuki Tsujimoto ◽  
Duy-Cuong Nguyen ◽  
Seigo Ito ◽  
Hitoshi Nishino ◽  
Hiroaki Matsuyoshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Surface Treatment ◽  
Treatment Effects ◽  
Tio2 Surface ◽  
Extremely Thin Absorber

scholarly journals ZnO@TiO2 Core/Shell Nanowire Arrays with Different Thickness of TiO2 Shell for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 325
Author(s):  
Liqing Liu ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Dehao Wang ◽  
Yongtao Li ◽  
Xuemin He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Adsorption ◽  
Zno Nanowires ◽  
Nanowire Arrays ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Tio2 Shell

The ZnO@TiO2 core/shell nanowire arrays with different thicknesses of the TiO2 shell were synthesized, through depositing TiO2 on the ZnO nanowire arrays using the pulsed laser deposition process. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images show that these core/shell nanowires were homogeneously coated with TiO2 nanoparticles with high crystallinity, appearing to be a rather rough surface compared to pure ZnO nanowires. The efficiency of ZnO@TiO2 core/shell structure-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) was improved compared with pure ZnO nanowires. This is mainly attributed to the enlarged internal surface area of the core/shell structures, which increases dye adsorption on the anode to improve the light harvest. In addition, the energy barrier which formed at the interface between ZnO and TiO2 promoted the charge separation and suppressed the carrier recombination. Furthermore, the efficiency of DSSCs was further improved by increasing the thickness of the TiO2 shell. This work shows an efficient method to achieve high power conversion efficiency in core/shell nanowire-based DSSCs.

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