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Characterization of Synthetic Ni(II)-Xylenol Complex as a Photosensitizer for Wide-Band Gap ZnO Semiconductor Electrodes
Joint Authors
Source
International Journal of Photoenergy
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-04-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A synthetic NiIIL(H2O)2 complex (L = xylenol orange, 3,3′-bis [N,N-di(carboxymethyl)-aminomethyl]-o-cresol sulphonapthalein (H2O)2), which is a water-soluble dye, has been studied for its photosensitizing properties at n-ZnO semiconductor electrodes prepared by sol-gel techniques.
The absorption spectrum of aqueous solution of this complex exhibits a strong peak at 563 nm and a shoulder at 526 nm wavelength of light.
The sandwich-type dye-sensitized solar cell using ZnO semiconducting thin film with test dye anchored onto it showed the cell output as follows: VOC=0.506 V, Jsc=1.68 mA cm−2, and FF=0.41 under illumination with full spectrum of light (intensity 520 mW cm−2), while on illumination with visible light (λ>420 nm, intensity 480 mW cm−2), VOC=0.506 V, Jsc=1.4 mA cm−2, and FF=0.49 were achieved.
Maximum incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency for the present system was found to be 8.7% at wavelength (λmax=563 nm).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kushwaha, Suman& Bahadur, Lal. 2011. Characterization of Synthetic Ni(II)-Xylenol Complex as a Photosensitizer for Wide-Band Gap ZnO Semiconductor Electrodes. International Journal of Photoenergy،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-513203
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kushwaha, Suman& Bahadur, Lal. Characterization of Synthetic Ni(II)-Xylenol Complex as a Photosensitizer for Wide-Band Gap ZnO Semiconductor Electrodes. International Journal of Photoenergy No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-513203
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kushwaha, Suman& Bahadur, Lal. Characterization of Synthetic Ni(II)-Xylenol Complex as a Photosensitizer for Wide-Band Gap ZnO Semiconductor Electrodes. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-513203
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-513203