Morphology and properties of NiO electrodes for p-DSSCs based on hydrothermal method

Preparation and Characterisation of ZnO/NiO Nanocomposite Particles for Solar Cell Applications

“…The photovoltaic performances of obtained DSSCs employing ZnO nanoparticles are comparable to published literature [29,30]. In addition, the sc and the cell efficiency of the solar cell constructed using NiO are in good agreement with the literature [31,32]. As seen in Table 1, when ZnO and NiO nanocomposite particles are mixed the efficiency decresases and for the cell made with NiO nanoparticles the efficiency reaches the lowest value.…”

The influence of the preparation method of NiOx photocathodes on the efficiency of p-type dye-sensitized solar cells

“…The ␤-Ni(OH) 2 produced was applied to FTO glass by doctor blade and the electrode was annealed at 400 • C for 2 h to obtain NiO. The BET surface area (133 m 2 g −1 ) was higher than that reported by Le Pleux [28] and Wang [30] above, as was the efficiency of the p-DSC (0.09%, Table 1) Qu et al [31] also commented on the importance of the calcination temperature on the DSC efficiency. The authors stated that the surface area and pore volume decreased as the temperature increased but crystallinity increased with temperature and above 400 • C the stability of the film was poor.…”

Dye-sensitized solar cells strike back

“…[551][552][553] There have been extensive articles and reviews on the various synthetic techniques and the challenges of applying NiO in p-DSCs. [554][555][556][557][558][559] A comparison by Gibson et al found that, based on the P1 dye, the best performance for mesoporous NiO electrodes was reached with a 1-2 mm thick film, with a crystallite size of ca. 20 nm and a specific surface area above 40 m 2 g À1 .…”