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01.03.2017 | Research Paper

Genesis of flake-like morphology and dye-sensitized solar cell performance of Al-doped ZnO particles: a study

verfasst von: D. Sengupta, B. Mondal, K. Mukherjee

Erschienen in: Journal of Nanoparticle Research | Ausgabe 3/2017

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In dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) application, the particulate morphologies of photo-anode facilitate efficient dye loading and thus lead to better photo-conversion efficiency than their thin film counterpart. However, till date, the electronic and optical properties as well as the DSSC application of Al-doped ZnO (AZO) particles as photo-anode material is studied less than thin films. Herein, phase formation behavior, morphology evolution, optical properties, and dye-sensitized solar cell performance of wet chemically prepared ZnO and AZO (dopant level: 1–4 mol%) particles are studied. It is found that Al doping modulates significantly the ZnO morphology which in turn results the maximum dye adsorption as well as best photo-conversion efficiency at optimum dopant concentration. Specifically, the nanoparticle of ZnO turns predominantly to flake-like morphology with a higher surface area when 2 mol% Al is doped. Such morphology modulation is expected, since the crystallinity, lattice parameters, and lattice strain of ZnO changes appreciably with Al doping. The variations of optical properties (absorbance, diffused reflectance, and band gap) of AZO materials as compared to primitive ZnO are also identified through UV-vis studies. An attempt is made here to correlate the structural features with the photovoltaic performances of ZnO and AZO.

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Titel: Genesis of flake-like morphology and dye-sensitized solar cell performance of Al-doped ZnO particles: a study
verfasst von: D. Sengupta
B. Mondal
K. Mukherjee
Publikationsdatum: 01.03.2017
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Journal of Nanoparticle Research / Ausgabe 3/2017
Print ISSN: 1388-0764
Elektronische ISSN: 1572-896X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-017-3802-1

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