PMID- 29768811 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20191120 IS - 1533-4880 (Print) IS - 1533-4880 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 1 DP - 2018 Jan 1 TI - Electrochemical Deposition of ZnO Porous Nanoplate Network for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. PG - 56-61 LID - 10.1166/jnn.2018.14614 [doi] AB - Mesoporous ZnO films composed of interconnected porous nanoplates were prepared by an electrochemical deposition-pyrolytic conversion approach and constructed into the photoanodes of dyesensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Precursor nanoplates grown on conducting glass substrates were transformed into ZnO porous nanoplates by calcination at 400 degrees C for 1 h. Correlations between the ZnO film thickness and the electrochemical deposition time were determined in order to prepare ZnO films of various thicknesses and to study the effect of the film thickness on the photovoltaic performance of DSSCs. The optimal film thickness was determined to be approximately 27 mum, and the best performing cell reached an energy conversion efficiency of 2.91%. The results show that the ZnO porous nanoplate network so prepared is suitable for DSSC applications. FAU - Yu, Wan-Chin AU - Yu WC AD - Institute of Organic and Polymeric Materials, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan, R.O.C. FAU - Sabastian, Neethu AU - Sabastian N AD - Institute of Organic and Polymeric Materials, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan, R.O.C. FAU - Chang, Wei-Chen AU - Chang WC AD - Technology Center, Geckos Group, 6F-11, No. 38, Taiyuan St., Zhubei City, Hsinchu County 30265, Taiwan, R.O.C. FAU - Tsia, Chi-Yang AU - Tsia CY AD - Institute of Organic and Polymeric Materials, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan, R.O.C. FAU - Lin, Chun-Min AU - Lin CM AD - Institute of Organic and Polymeric Materials, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan, R.O.C. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - J Nanosci Nanotechnol JT - Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology JID - 101088195 EDAT- 2018/05/18 06:00 MHDA- 2018/05/18 06:01 CRDT- 2018/05/18 06:00 PHST- 2018/05/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/05/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/05/18 06:01 [medline] AID - 10.1166/jnn.2018.14614 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2018 Jan 1;18(1):56-61. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2018.14614.