Roy, Anurag and Das, Partha Pratim and Tathavadekar, Mukta and Das, Sumita and Sujatha Devi, P (2017) Performance of colloidal CdS sensitized solar cells with ZnO nanorods/nanoparticles. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology , 8. pp. 210-221. ISSN 2190-4286

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Abstract

As an alternative photosensitizer in dye-sensitized solar cells, bovine serum albumin (BSA) (a nonhazardous protein) was used in the synthesis of colloidal CdS nanoparticles (NPs). This system has been employed to replace the commonly used N719 dye molecule. Various nanostructured forms of ZnO, namely, nanorod and nanoparticle-based photoanodes, have been sensitized with colloidal CdS NPs to evaluate their effective performance towards quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs). A polysulphide (S-x(2-))-based electrolyte and CuxS counter electrode were used for cell fabrication and testing. An interesting improvement in the performance of the device by imposing nanorods as a scattering layer on a particle layer has been observed. As a consequence, a maximum conversion efficiency of 1.06% with an open-circuit voltage (V-OC) of 0.67 V was achieved for the ZnO nanorod/nanoparticle assembled structure. The introduction of ZnO nanorods over the nanoparticle led to a significant enhancement of the overall efficiency compared to the corresponding bare nanoparticles.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Engineering Materials
Divisions: Sensor and Actuator
Depositing User: Bidhan Chaudhuri
Date Deposited: 01 Feb 2018 09:07
Last Modified: 28 Mar 2018 07:22
URI: http://cgcri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/4106

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