Proceedings of
2nd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical and Automation Engineering MAE 2015
"1D AND 0D ADVANTAGE MATERIALS APPLICATION ON TCO SURFACE ON DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS"
Abstract: “Semiconductor metal oxide nanowires (SCMONWs) are favorable materials for various quantum devices which have one dimensional interaction and huge surface-to-volume ratio. Growth of these nanowires is commonly performed using expensive techniques requiring high vacuum and high temperature conditions, which also consume some hazardous raw materials. However, the sol-gel technique employed in this study is used primarily for the fabrication of materials including metal oxides beginning from a wet chemical solution, where low temperatures and non-vacuum conditions are utilized. Indium tin oxide (ITO) is generally used as a transparent conducting oxide for solar cells and LCD, touch screens applications. In this work, indium tin oxide (ITO) nanoparticles, nanowires and thin films are prepared on glass substrates by solgel technique and used for the production of nano-crystalline dye-sensitized solar cells (nc-DSSC), which are a relatively new class of low-cost thin film solar cells. Structu”
Keywords: Solar cells, Dye, sensitized, solar, cell, Advantage, materials, nanotechnology, nanomaterials, energy