Synthesis of Tin Oxide Nanoparticles using Microwave-Assisted Method for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Application
Vilas Y. Kumkale, Vishal Kadam, Chaitali V. Jagtap, Nandu B. Chaure, Ravindra U. Mene, P. N. Shelke, Habib M. Pathan
Abstract
Tin oxide (SnO2) nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by microwave-assisted method. The effect of pH on crystallite size, Surface area, Pore size, vibrational band, and optical bandgap was also studied.
Topics & Concepts
CrystalliteTin oxideDye-sensitized solar cellNanoparticleMaterials scienceTinMicrowaveBand gapSolar cellNanotechnologyIndium tin oxideChemical engineeringOxideOptoelectronicsChemistryDopingThin filmElectrodeMetallurgyPhysical chemistryTelecommunicationsEngineeringElectrolyteComputer scienceGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials