TY - GEN
T1 - Low-temperature fabrication of dye-sensitized ZnO electrodes via zinc hydroxide acetate by utilizing liquid phase
AU - Ueno, Shintaro
AU - Utsunomiya, Hirokazu
AU - Fujihara, Shinobu
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PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - For fabrication of plastic dye-sensitized solar cells, we propose a dissolution and precipitation method to form nanostructured ZnO films on plastic substrates. Layered hydroxide zinc acetate (LHZA) films on plastic substrates were immersed in acetonitrile at 60 °C. They were converted into ZnO films through the dissolution of LHZA and the precipitation of ZnO in acetonitrile. The resultant films contained a large amount of zinc acetate compound impurities, which were attempted to be removed from the ZnO films by dissolving in water. We achieved the energy conversion efficiency of 2.3% for the N719/ZnO electrode on an ITO-PEN substrate.
AB - For fabrication of plastic dye-sensitized solar cells, we propose a dissolution and precipitation method to form nanostructured ZnO films on plastic substrates. Layered hydroxide zinc acetate (LHZA) films on plastic substrates were immersed in acetonitrile at 60 °C. They were converted into ZnO films through the dissolution of LHZA and the precipitation of ZnO in acetonitrile. The resultant films contained a large amount of zinc acetate compound impurities, which were attempted to be removed from the ZnO films by dissolving in water. We achieved the energy conversion efficiency of 2.3% for the N719/ZnO electrode on an ITO-PEN substrate.
KW - Dye-sensitized solar cells
KW - Low-temperature synthesis
KW - Wet process
KW - Zinc oxide
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U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.582.202
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.582.202
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84885937932
SN - 9783037858561
T3 - Key Engineering Materials
SP - 202
EP - 205
BT - Electroceramics in Japan XVI
PB - Trans Tech Publications Ltd
T2 - 32nd Electronics Division Meeting of the Ceramic Society of Japan
Y2 - 26 October 2012 through 27 October 2012
ER -