Low-temperature solution-processed Zn-doped SnO2 photoanodes: enhancements in charge collection efficiency and mobility

Sambhaji S. Bhande; Dipak V. Shinde; Shoyebmohamad F. Shaikh; Swapnil B. Ambade; Rohan B. Ambade; Rajaram S. Mane; Inamuddin; Mu. Naushad; Sung-Hwan Han

doi:10.1039/C4RA01493F

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Low-temperature solution-processed Zn-doped SnO₂ photoanodes: enhancements in charge collection efficiency and mobility†

Sambhaji S. Bhande,^a Dipak V. Shinde,^b Shoyebmohamad F. Shaikh,^c Swapnil B. Ambade,^d Rohan B. Ambade,^d Rajaram S. Mane,*^ab Inamuddin,^e Mu. Naushad^f and Sung-Hwan Han*^b

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^a Centre for Nanomaterials & Energy Devices, School of Physical Sciences, SRTM University, Nanded, India
E-mail: rsmane_2000@yahoo.com

^b Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seongdong-gu, 133791 Seoul, Korea
E-mail: shhan@hanyang.ac.kr

^c Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 130-650, Korea

^d School of Semiconductor and Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Duckjin-dong 664-14, Jeonju 561-756, Korea

^e Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India

^f Advanced Materials Research Chair, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Bld#5, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

An increase in charge collection efficiency and charge mobility from 78 to 89% and 0.02 to 0.04 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹, respectively, in low-temperature solution-processed Zn-doped SnO₂ photoanodes resulted in a two-fold enhancement in power conversion efficiency (PCE) as compared to Zn free SnO₂ photoanodes in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA01493F
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 20 Feb 2014
Accepted: 14 Apr 2014
First published: 15 Apr 2014

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RSC Adv., 2014,4, 20527-20530

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Low-temperature solution-processed Zn-doped SnO₂ photoanodes: enhancements in charge collection efficiency and mobility

S. S. Bhande, D. V. Shinde, S. F. Shaikh, S. B. Ambade, R. B. Ambade, R. S. Mane, Inamuddin, Mu. Naushad and S. Han, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 20527 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA01493F

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