An investigation of the effects of ZnO inverse opal pore size in the composite of ZnO nanorods/ZnO inverse opal on the performance of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells
Zi Wang, Yuyu Liu, Linjie Li, Shufang Gao, Desheng Zhu, Xiangxiang Yu, Shubo Cheng, Dingshan Zheng, Yan Xiong
Abstract
A semiconductor oxide composite consisting of ZnO nanorods and ZnO inverse opal (IO) was fabricated and used in the photoanode of QDSSCs, and the effects of ZnO IO pore size in the composite on the performance of the QDSSCs were investigated.
Topics & Concepts
Quantum dotNanorodMaterials scienceComposite numberChemical engineeringEnergy conversion efficiencyPhotovoltaic systemInverseNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsComposite materialEngineeringGeometryMathematicsBiologyEcologyPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells