Enhanced photovoltaic performance of dye sensitized solar cells using one dimensional ZnO nanorod decorated porous TiO2 film electrode.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Yang, Long; Ma, Qing-lan; Cai, Yungao; Huang, Yuan Ming
- Source
- Applied Surface Science. Feb2014, Vol. 292, p297-300. 4p.
- Subject
- *PHOTOVOLTAIC cells
*DYE-sensitized solar cells
*ZINC oxide
*NANORODS
*POROUS materials
*TITANIUM dioxide films
*ELECTRODES
*ANODES
- Language
- ISSN
- 0169-4332
Highlights: [•] A low cost effective photoanode is prepared by a simple hydrothermal route. [•] The specific surface area of photoanode is increased by the grown ZnO nanorod. [•] Transport mechanism and recombination process are studied by energy band structure. [•] The result shows that the efficiency is improved by more than triple. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]