Synthesis and characterization of porous structured ZnO thin film for dye sensitized solar cell applications

Journal Article · Mon May 23 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4947928· OSTI ID:22608700

Marimuthu, T.; Mummoorthi, M. ^[1]; Dharuman, V. ^[2]

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1. School of Physics, Alagappa University, Karaikudi – 630 003 (India)
2. Department of Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Alagappa University, Karaikudi – 630 003 (India)

Zinc oxide (ZnO) and zinc oxide/eosin yellow (ZnO/EY) thin films were potentiostatically deposited onto fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) glass substrate. Effect of eosin yellow dye on structural, morphological and optical properties was studied. X-ray diffraction patterns, micro Raman spectra and photoluminescence (PL) spectra reveal hexagonal wurtzite structure with less atomic defects in 101 plane orientation of the ZnO/EY film. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images show flower for ZnO and porous like structure for ZnO/EY thin film, respectively. DSSC was constructed and evaluated by measuring the current density verses voltage curve.

• OSTI ID: 22608700
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1731; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
CURRENT DENSITY
DEFECTS
DOPED MATERIALS
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
FLUORINE ADDITIONS
GLASS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHOTOLUMINESCENCE
POROUS MATERIALS
RAMAN SPECTRA
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SOLAR CELLS
SUBSTRATES
SYNTHESIS
THIN FILMS
TIN OXIDES
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
ZINC OXIDES