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Effect of seed layer prepared under various heating conditions on growth of ZnO nanorod arrays for dye-sensitized solar cells

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A ZnO seed layer is prepared from ZnO sol under various heating conditions, whose effect on the growth of ZnO nanorod arrays for the photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is systematically investigated. Differential thermal analysis and x-ray diffraction investigation show that a pre-calcination temperature of at least 250°C is needed for the crystallization of the ZnO seed layer. Extreme preferential orientation along the (002) plane is also observed at 250°C. The post-annealing temperature governs the diameter and length of the vertically grown ZnO nanorod arrays. The diameter and length of the ZnO nanorod arrays increase till the post-annealing temperature reaches 500°C. At 600°C, the ZnO nanorod becomes shorter than that at 500°C. The longer and well-aligned ZnO nanorod arrays yield better photovoltaic performance. The optimum heating conditions to obtain the best conversion efficiency of DSSCs are found to be pre-calcination at 250°C and post-annealing at 500°C.

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  1. Materials Research Center for Medical and Bio Technology, Andong National University, Andong, Gyungbuk, 760-745, Korea

    Hyukjae Lee & Jisu Chae

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Andong National University, Andong, Gyungbuk, 760-745, Korea

    Jun-Ho Shin, Tae-Heui Kim & Kyung-Bong Park

  3. Boram Chemetal Co., Ltd., Yechun, Gyungbuk, 757-807, Korea

    Jung Bin Kim

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Lee, H., Shin, JH., Chae, J. et al. Effect of seed layer prepared under various heating conditions on growth of ZnO nanorod arrays for dye-sensitized solar cells. Electron. Mater. Lett. 9, 357–362 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13391-013-2211-6

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