Exploring zinc oxide morphologies for aqueous solar cells by a photoelectrochemical, computational, and multivariate approach
Elisa Maruccia, Simone Galliano, Eduardo Schiavo, Nadia Garino, Ana Yancy Segura Zarate, Ana B. Muñoz‐García, Michele Pavone, Claudio Gerbaldi, Claudia Barolo, Valentina Cauda, Federico Bella
Abstract
, nanoparticles, multipods, and desert roses) are synthesized, characterized, and tested in laboratory-scale prototypes. This exploratory work, also integrated by a computational study and a multivariate investigation on the factors that influence electrode sensitization, confirms the possibility of using zinc oxide in the field of aqueous photovoltaics and opens the way to new morphologies and processes of functionalization or surface activation to boost the overall cell efficiency.
Topics & Concepts
Photovoltaic systemZincMaterials scienceElectronicsAqueous solutionSemiconductorElectrolyteOxideDye-sensitized solar cellNanotechnologyPhotoelectrochemical cellChemical engineeringElectrodeOptoelectronicsChemistryMetallurgyEngineeringElectrical engineeringPhysical chemistryGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques