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Thermal treatment synthesis of SnO2 nanoparticles and investigation of its light harvesting application

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In this research, nanostructured SnO2 materials have been prepared via thermal treatment method with the aid of new Schiff base complex. N,N′-bis(salicylidene)-1,2-propylenediamine (H2salpn) has been used as Schiff base to prepare a new Schiff base complex. The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and TEM. Then, as-prepared SnO2 nanoparticles have been applied as working electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells sensitizing with two different natural dyes: madder and mignonette.

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Authors are grateful to the council of Iran National Science Foundation (91053846) and University of Kashan for supporting this work by Grant No. (159271/354).

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  1. Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Kashan, P.O. Box 87317-51167, Kashan, Islamic Republic of Iran

    Mahnaz Dadkhah & Masoud Salavati-Niasari

  2. Institute of Nano Science and Nano Technology, University of Kashan, P.O. Box 87317-51167, Kashan, Islamic Republic of Iran

    Fatemeh Ansari

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Dadkhah, M., Ansari, F. & Salavati-Niasari, M. Thermal treatment synthesis of SnO2 nanoparticles and investigation of its light harvesting application. Appl. Phys. A 122, 700 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-016-0233-2

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