TY - JOUR
T1 - Sonochemical synthesis of crystalline nanoporous zinc oxide spheres and their application in dye-sensitized solar cells
AU - Chen, Siguang
AU - Kumar, Rangari Vijaya
AU - Gedanken, Aharon
AU - Zaban, Arie
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - A composite material made of zinc oxide and polyvinyl alcohol was prepared by a sonochemical method. Annealing of the composite under air removed the polymer, leaving porous spheres of ZnO. This change was accompanied by a change of the surface area from 2 m2/g to 34 m2/g. The porous ZnO particles were used as the electrode material for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). It was tested by forming a film of the doped porous ZnO on a conductive glass support. The performance of the solar cell is reported.
AB - A composite material made of zinc oxide and polyvinyl alcohol was prepared by a sonochemical method. Annealing of the composite under air removed the polymer, leaving porous spheres of ZnO. This change was accompanied by a change of the surface area from 2 m2/g to 34 m2/g. The porous ZnO particles were used as the electrode material for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). It was tested by forming a film of the doped porous ZnO on a conductive glass support. The performance of the solar cell is reported.
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U2 - 10.1560/hq1v-8kag-5kqk-e91f
DO - 10.1560/hq1v-8kag-5kqk-e91f
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AN - SCOPUS:0035642105
SN - 0021-2148
VL - 41
SP - 51
EP - 54
JO - Israel Journal of Chemistry
JF - Israel Journal of Chemistry
IS - 1
ER -