Performance Improvement of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with AZO and BZO Blocking Layers

ÖZEL K., KOŞALAY İ., ATILGAN A., ATLI A., Yildiz Z. K., YILDIZ A.

JOURNAL OF NEW MATERIALS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS, cilt.21, sa.4, ss.227-231, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14447/jnmes.v21i4.a06
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NEW MATERIALS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.227-231
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Blocking layer, Dopant, Natural dye, Dye-sensitized solar cell
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this work, studies were made to improve the photoelectrical characteristics of the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) with undoped and Al, B doped ZnO blocking layers (BLs) placed at the interface of SnO2:F (FTO) material and porous TiO2 layer. The BLs were prepared by sol-gel method and deposited onto FTO surface by using spin coating technique. TiO2 paste was applied onto the blocking layer by Doctor Blade method to form the working electrodes (WEs) of the DSSCs. Wild jasmine (jasminum fruticans) and mahaleb cherry fruit (Prunus mahaleb) extracts were used to sensitize the porous TiO2 layer. Our findings demonstrated that the application of Al and B-doped ZnO BLs between TiO2 layer and FTO improves the solar photovoltaic electrical characteristics.