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Photovoltaic characterizations of nano-CdO based dye sensitized solar cells

H. SARICA1, S. ERTEN-ELA1,*

Affiliation

  1. Ege University, Solar Energy Institute, 35100, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey

Abstract

The synthesis of nano-CdO materials with two different types have been successfully achieved using additive-free, reproducible method by homogeneous precipitation from Cadmium acetate. Microwave heating method is used to synthesize nano-CdO materials. The X-ray diffraction (X-ray), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Atomic Force Microscopy have been provided for the characterization of two types nano-CdO materials. Two different morphologies are obtained for nano-CdO materials. Dye sensitized solar cells have been fabricated to test the efficiencies of nano-CdO materials. Sensitizations of nano-CdO electrodes have been carried out using Ruthenium (Z907) dye. Nano-CdO_1 material has been found that three times more efficient than Nano-CdO_2 material..

Keywords

Dye Sensitized Solar Cell, Nano-CdO, SEM, AFM.

Submitted at: April 28, 2012
Accepted at: Sept. 20, 2012

Citation

H. SARICA, S. ERTEN-ELA, Photovoltaic characterizations of nano-CdO based dye sensitized solar cells, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 14, Iss. 9-10, pp. 753-757 (2012)