Effect of Cu2O Morphology on Photovoltaic Performance of P-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Abstract
Cuprous oxide with different morphologies (3D hierarchical structure consisting of the micrometer dendritic rods and the porous truncated octahedrons) has been successfully synthesized via a facile one-step hydrothermal method using copper (II) acetate and ethyl cellulose as reactants. The p-type dye-sensitized solar cell based on the micrometer porous structure exhibits approximately 15% increase in JSC and VOC than 3D hierarchical structure. This enhancement could be explained by the high dye loading capacity of this porous structure and lowering the recombination process at the oxide/dye/electrolyte interface.
© 2018 Daniel Ursu, Anamaria Dabici, Melinda Vajda, Neli-Camelia Bublea, Narcis Duteanu, Marinela Miclau, published by West University of Timisoara
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