Role of Mg doping in the structural, optical, and electrical characteristics of ZnO-based DSSCs

POLAT İ., Yilmaz S., Tomakin M., BACAKSIZ E.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, vol.41, no.2, pp.160-170, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 41 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/fiz-1610-35
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.160-170
  • Keywords: Mg-doped ZnO, rods, spray pyrolysis, dye-sensitized solar cells, SENSITIZED SOLAR-CELLS, SPRAY-PYROLYSIS METHOD, MAGNETIC-PROPERTIES, THIN-FILMS, PERFORMANCE, IMPROVEMENT, EFFICIENCY, NANORODS, ARRAYS
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

ZnO- and Mg-doped ZnO samples are prepared by spray pyrolysis on conducting glass substrates to fabricate ZnO-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Influences of Mg-doping content on the power conversion efficiencies of ZnO-based DSSCs are investigated. X-ray diffraction results show that all the samples exhibit a hexagonal wurtzite structure. Scanning electron microscopy data indicate that the ZnO sample has uniform rods with 1 mu m diameter. With respect to ZnO, the band gap value of 4 at.% Mg-doped ZnO samples improves to the value of 3.27 eV and a further increase in Mg level up to 6 at.% gives rise to a decline in the band gap value of 3.22 eV. Photoltuminescence measurements illustrate that intensities of the ultraviolet peak and a red luminescence peak take their maximum values for 4 at.% Mg doping. From solar cell performance measurements, the best power conversion efficiency of 0.08% is obtained for the doping amount of 4 at.% Mg.