Influence of Ag ion adsorption on the photoactivity of ZnO nanorods for dye-sensitized solar cell application

Iwantono, Iwantono; Anggelina, Fera; Saad, Siti Khatijah Md; Rahman, Mohd Yusri Abd; Umar, Akrajas Ali

doi:10.1166/mex.2017.1380

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“…It was thus evident that silver ions were deposited by simple soaking in an aqueous AgNO 3 solution on the surface of 8 h-grown ZnO nanorods. It was reported that an improved PCE was achieved when Ag-incorporated ZnO was applied to DSCs [15][16][17][18][19][20]. In those reports, Ag was used in the form of nanoparticle (metal) or as a dopant.…”

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Enhancement in Photovoltaic Performance of Solar Cells by Electrostatic Adsorption of Dyes on ZnO Nanorods

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ZnO nanorods were formed by chemical bath deposition on fluorine–doped tin oxide (FTO) glass and the photovoltaic performance of ZnO-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) was investigated. A DSC with 8 h-grown ZnO nanorods showed a higher power conversion efficiency (PCE) than devices with 4, 6, and 10 h-grown ones. Further improvement in PCE was achieved in a cell with a silver-ion-deposited ZnO/FTO electrode. By deposition of Ag+ on the surface of the 8 h-grown ZnO nanorods, the dye-loading amount increased by approximately 210%, compared to that of pristine ZnO nanorods, resulting in a 1.8-times higher PCE. A DSC with the pristine ZnO/FTO electrode showed a PCE of 0.629%, while in a device with the silver-ion-deposited ZnO/FTO, the PCE increased to 1.138%. In addition, interfacial resistance at the ZnO/dye/electrolyte was reduced to approximately 170 Ω from 460 Ω for the control cell with the pristine ZnO/FTO. We attributed the higher dye-loading amount in the silver-ion-deposited ZnO/FTO to the electrostatic attraction between the positively charged ZnO and carboxylate anions (–COO−) of the N719 dyes.

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Section: Deposition Of Silver Ions On the Zno Nanorod Surfacementioning

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“…This indicates that metal ions can be adsorbed on the surface of the ZnO particles. DSCs with Ag-decorated ZnO, Ag/ZnO composite or Ag-doped ZnO have been reported [15][16][17][18][19][20], and the Ag incorporation on ZnO layers resulted in an enhancement in PCEs of ZnO-based solar cells.…”

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Enhancement in Photovoltaic Performance of Solar Cells by Electrostatic Adsorption of Dyes on ZnO Nanorods

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“…[30] Moreover, in the literature, there are few studies based on DSSCs with Ag doing in ZnO. [31][32][33][34] In 2019, Kanimozhi et al achieved 5.00 % PCE for DSSCs with Ag-doped ZnO nanofibers which have been synthesized by an electrospinning technique. [35] In 2022, Agdoped ZnO nanorods based DSSCs has obtained 1.14 % PCE.…”

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“…Ag doping of ZnO has shown effectiveness in passivating surface defects and improving optical properties [30] . Moreover, in the literature, there are few studies based on DSSCs with Ag doing in ZnO [31–34] . In 2019, Kanimozhi et al.…”

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Enhancing the Efficiency of Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) by Nanostructured Ag‐doped ZnO Electrodes

Rathnasekara

Hari

2022

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Silver (Ag) ‐ doped ZnO nanoparticles (0 % to 20 %) were synthesized by the microwave method. The structural, optical, and electrochemical properties were observed through Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), X‐ray Diffraction (XRD), Energy Dispersive X‐ray (EDX), UV‐Visible spectroscopy, Photoluminescence, and Cyclic‐Voltammetry (C−V) techniques. The platinum metal counter electrode was replaced by using dip coating, spin coating, and electrochemical method electrodes. The best current‐voltage performance was exhibited by the 5 % Ag‐doped ZnO DSSCs constructed by the electrochemical method counter electrode with a conversion efficiency (η) of 6.19 %, open‐circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.58 V, short circuit current density (Jsc) of 19.12 mA/cm2 and fill factor of 55.08 %. This performance is superior to the counter electrodes made from the spin coating (1.45 %) and dip coating (0.91 %). The higher catalytic behavior of the electrochemical method counter electrode and appearing plasmons peaks in all Ag‐doped ZnO nanoparticles influence the enhancement of current density and overall conversion efficiency.

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“…At room temperature, the bulk ZnO has a direct bandgap of 3.37 eV [1,2]. ZnO can support strong photoactivity, excellent stability of electrochemical properties, and superior electron mobility [3][4][5]. As a promising functional material, ZnO nanostructures are extensively being investigated for wide applications because they are inexpensive, simple and easy to synthesize in film form with controllable morphology and size of nanostructures [6].…”

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Palladium Role in Growth of ZnO Nanostructure with Plasmonics Layering by Seed Mediated Hydrothermal Method

Albaihaqi

Abdi

Natalia

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KEM

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The electrical and optical properties of nanomaterials depend on their structural form. As an effort to develop an advanced nanomaterial, zinc oxide (ZnO) is interesting to synthesis for many applications such as active material for solar cells and biosensors. This paper provides the role of palladium and plasmonic materials in growing ZnO nanostructure, with a focus on its structural analysis. Nanomaterial ZnO was grown by seed-mediated hydrothermal method with layering by plasmonic materials, i.e. gold (Au) and platinum (Ag). X-ray diffraction analysis shows the presence of three dominant peak angles, i.e 34.43o, 36.32o, and 47.49o corresponding to crystal orientation of (002), (101) and (102), respectively. Palladium (Pd) treatment plus layering by plasmonic materials give a higher size of the nanostructure, but their electric band gaps are decreasing slightly. These findings also supported by high absorbance in UV-vis spectra. Gold layering on the nanomaterial gives a more significant role than platinum which indicated by higher size in diameter and higher absorption of UV-Vis spectra. The average size of pristine ZnO, ZnO:Pd, ZnO:Pd:Ag, and ZnO:Pd:Ag are 44.13, 45.99, 45.28, and 44.81 nm, respectively.

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Influence of Ag ion adsorption on the photoactivity of ZnO nanorods for dye-sensitized solar cell application

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Enhancement in Photovoltaic Performance of Solar Cells by Electrostatic Adsorption of Dyes on ZnO Nanorods

Enhancement in Photovoltaic Performance of Solar Cells by Electrostatic Adsorption of Dyes on ZnO Nanorods

Enhancing the Efficiency of Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) by Nanostructured Ag‐doped ZnO Electrodes

Palladium Role in Growth of ZnO Nanostructure with Plasmonics Layering by Seed Mediated Hydrothermal Method

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