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2. Aligned Zinc Oxide Nanostructures for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: A Review

Authors : Rakhi Grover, Nidhi Gupta, Omita Nanda, Kanchan Saxena

Published in: Advances in Solar Power Generation and Energy Harvesting

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

The optoelectronic and electrical properties of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures are dependent on the morphology and dimensions at the nanoscale. The present work explains different methods to grow zinc oxide nanostructures to be applied in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The importance of aligned nanostructures of ZnO has been described with advantages specific to DSSC applications. The aligned ZnO nanostructures are generally helpful in reducing recombination instances and faster electron collection rates when used as photoanode in DSSCs. This helps to enhance short-circuit current density and open-circuit voltage which result in increased efficiency of the devices. The significance of optimization of the thickness of the photoanode has also been explained to achieve these advantages.

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Title: Aligned Zinc Oxide Nanostructures for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: A Review
Authors: Rakhi Grover
Nidhi Gupta
Omita Nanda
Kanchan Saxena
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Book: Advances in Solar Power Generation and Energy Harvesting
Print ISBN: 978-981-15-3634-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-15-3635-9

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3635-9_2