A novel photoelectrode of NiO@ZnO nanocomposite prepared by Pechini method coupled with PLD for efficiency enhancement in DSSCs

• Autorzy: Nada A. A. , Selim H. , Bechelany M. , El-Sayed M. , Hegazey R. M. , Souaya E. R. , Kotkata M. F.

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DOI

10.1515/msp-2018-0045

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The dye-sensitized solar cells made of NiO@ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized by a novel Pechini route using different NiO molar concentration ratios. The thermal, structural morphological, optical and electrical properties of the prepared samples were investigated using thermal gravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetery (TGA/DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy, UV-diffuse reflectance (UV-DRS), photoluminescence (PL) and current-voltage (I-V) measurements. The success of doping process was confirmed by the XRD patterns, which revealed the existence of new peak at 43.2° corresponding to secondary phase NiO. UV spectra exhibited red shifts in NiO doped ZnO NCs and PL spectra showed strong emission band at 355 nm. The doping of ZnO with NiO was intended to enhance the surface defects of ZnO. The current-voltage measurements showed an improvement of the short circuit photocurrent (J_sc) and fill factor (FF) and a decrease in the open circuit voltage (V_OC) for dye-sensitized solar cel (DSSC) based on NiO–ZnO NCs. A clear enhancement in efficiency of DSSC from 1.26±0.10 % for pure ZnO to 3.01±0.25 % for NiO–ZnO NCs at the optimum doping with 1.5 mol% of NiO to ZnO (ZN1.5) was observed. The obtained material can be a suitable candidate for photovoltaic applications.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

ZnO nanoparticles; NiO/ZnO nanocomposite; dye-sensitized solar cell; DSSC; efficiency

• Wydawca: De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Materials Science Poland
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: Vol. 36, No. 2
• Strony: 327--336
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 42 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Nada A. A.

• Institut Européen des Membranes, UMR 5635, Université Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Place Eugene Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France
• Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, 11727, Cairo, Egypt

autor

Selim H.

• Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, 11727, Cairo, Egypt

autor

Bechelany M.

• Institut Européen des Membranes, UMR 5635, Université Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Place Eugene Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France

autor

El-Sayed M.

• Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, 11727, Cairo, Egypt

autor

Hegazey R. M.

• Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, 11727, Cairo, Egypt

autor

Souaya E. R.

• Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt

autor

Kotkata M. F.

• Semiconductors Technology Lab., Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2018).