INVESTIGATION OF ELECTRODEPOSITED NANO ZNO PHOTO ANODE FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL (DSSC)
Keywords:
ZnO nanosheets, organic dye, electrodeposition, DSSCAbstract
This paper reports on the deposition and characterization of nano porous zinc oxide (ZnO) by using simple and low-cost electrodeposition. SEM, XRD and UV-VIS were used to studying structural, morphology, and optical properties of thin films ZnO. It was found that ZnO have nano sheet-like structure with about 1 um in size. Optical energy band gap is shift from 3.44 eV to 3.46 eV after dying process. Organic dye of Clitoria ternatea was extracted and used as synthesizer. Anthocyanin peak was observed in absorption spectrum. The Zinc oxide films is employed as photoanode on the dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC). The I-V characteristic curve parameters show PCE 0.02% and fill factor 31.7%.
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