Affection of Post-Nitrogen-Doping of ZnO Columnar Films Photo-Anode on Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Abstract:

ZnO was a promising n-type conductive semiconductor material for dye-sensitized solar cells. Stable and efficient preparation of high quality p-type ZnO films became the main difficulty in current research. In this paper, a nitrogen-doped ZnO columnar film on an indium tin oxide (ITO) substrate was successfully obtained by gas phase method. The absorption of visible light was improved by nitrogen-doped ZnO columnar films. This experiment provided a good strategy for the full utilization of solar energy.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 875-877)
• Pages: 1899-1903
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.875-877.1899
• Online since: February 2014
• Authors: Hong Quan Zhou, Xiao Ping Zou, Gang Qiang Yang, Gong Qing Teng, Zong Bo Huang, Bao Li Zhang
• Keywords: Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC), Nitrogen-Doped, ZnO Columnar Films

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