1. Performance Comparison of Low Cost TiO2 and ZnO Solar Cells Sensitized with Coumarin C343.
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Houri, N., Djelloul, A., and Adnane, M.
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SOLAR cells ,DYE-sensitized solar cells ,OPEN-circuit voltage ,TITANIUM dioxide ,ENERGY conversion - Abstract
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on TiO
2 and ZnO nanoparticles using low cost organic dye Coumarin 343 (C343), carbon counter electrode and iodide electrolyte were fabricated and compared. The two types of thin films were deposited on the transparent conducting oxide substrates by doctor Blade technique. The morphological and structural properties of these thin films were studied using SEM and XRD. Current-voltage measurements were carried out to investigate the DSSCs photovoltaic efficiency. The comparative performance study shows that the cell with ZnO/C343 as the photo-anode produces higher short circuit current density (Jsc ) and open circuit voltage (Voc ), which leads to higher energy conversion efficiency than the cell with TiO2 /C343 as the photo-anode. UV-Visible and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy studies revealed the better performance of ZnO cell due to higher light absorption and slower electron recombination compared to TiO2 solar cell. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2020
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