ZnO Nanostructures for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

被引:1590
作者
Zhang, Qifeng [1 ]
Dandeneau, Christopher S. [1 ]
Zhou, Xiaoyuan [1 ]
Cao, Guozhong [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Washington, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; ENERGY-CONVERSION-EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON INJECTION DYNAMICS; SHELL NANOPOROUS ELECTRODE; NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO2 FILMS; HEPTAMETHINE-CYANINE DYES; METAL-OXIDE PARTICLES; THIN-FILMS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;
D O I
10.1002/adma.200803827
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
The Review focuses on recent development in the use of ZnO nanostructures for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) applications. It is shown that carefully designed and fabricated nanostructured ZnO films are advantageous for use as a DSC photoelectrode as they offer larger surface areas than bulk film material, direct electron pathways, or effective light-scattering centers, and, when combined with TiO2, produce a core-shell structure that reduces the combination rate. The limitations of ZnO based DSCs are also discussed and several possible methods are proposed so as to expand the knowledge of ZnO to TiO2, motivating further improvement in the power-conversion efficiency of DSCs.
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页码:4087 / 4108
页数:22
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