Structural and Morphological Studies of Porous ZnO for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Applications

Abdullah Huda; P.A. Nugroho

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/DDF.293.67

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Structural and Morphological Studies of Porous ZnO for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Applications

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Porous nanoflake ZnO has been successfully synthesized via a pyrolitic process of chemical bath deposition (CBD). The latter produced nanoflakes of Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 as an intermediate product, which transformed to ZnO at 300°C. The microstructure has been investigated by surface morphology observation using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and crystal-structure analysis using X-ray diffraction (XRD). A random structure of 40nm-thick flakes, grown perpendicularly on the substrate, has been obtained.

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Defect and Diffusion Forum (Volume 293)

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Abdullah Huda, P.A. Nugroho

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Chemical Bath Deposition (CBD), Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC), Nanoflakes, Zinc Carbonate Hydroxide, Zinc Oxide (ZnO)

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