Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2007 · 396 citations · 19 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceEnergy MaterialsMaterials ChemistryNanomaterialsElectrode MaterialsInorganic NanoparticlesMetal OxidesSemiconductor NanomaterialsSolar Cell MaterialsSolar CellsBinary Metal OxidesDye-sensitized Solar CellsNanoparticlesNanostructured Electrode MaterialsNanostructured OxidesZinc Oxides
Developing new electrode materials is important for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Previous research has mostly been limited to simple binary oxides. The application of multication oxides in DSSC has been rarely explored. In this communication, we report the promising application of Zn 2 SnO 4 nanoparticles in DSSC. An overall light-to-electricity efficiency as high as 3.8% has been achieved under 1 sun AM 1.5 illumination. In comparison with ZnO and SnO 2 as its simple component oxides, a Zn 2 SnO 4 cell is more stable against acidic dyes than a ZnO cell, while it has much better performance than a SnO 2 cell. Our results suggest that multication oxides, with the availability of a wide range of compositions and tunable properties, hold great promise as new electrode materials for DSSCs.
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Nanowire dye-sensitized solar cells
Matt Law, Lori E. Greene, Justin C. Johnson et al. · Nature Materials · 2005 · 5.3K citations
Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +12
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Conversion Efficiency of 11.1%
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