Study on The Efficiency of Zinc Oxide Solid-State Solar Cells Using Organic Dyes Based on Indolene D102 Dye

Firas Adel Shnain; Hadi  J. M. Al-Agealy; Hossain  Milani   Moghaddam

doi:10.30526/38.3.4095

Authors

Firas A. Shnain Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Science (Ibn Al-Haitham), University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9224-4461
Hadi J. M. Al-Agealy Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Science (Ibn Al-Haitham), University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6876-7692
Hossain M. Moghaddam Department of Solid-State Physics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5737-7253

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30526/38.3.4095

Keywords:

Efficiency, Indoline D102 Dye, Zinc Oxide, Solid-State Solar Cells

Abstract

In this work, two carrier concentrations with dye D102 were used in a dye-sensitized solar cell to perform a comparative evaluation of the efficiency and influence on the study of key parameters affecting the device performance. To achieve this goal, the cell transfer power, current, current density and fill factor were calculated to estimate the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of DSSCs. Electrons move from the excited state of indolene D02 to the conduction band of ZnO to produce current for DSSCs through the assumed energy levels of donor indolene and acceptor ZnO in the hetero junction device to be continuous. The effect of carrier concentration and coupling strength on the improvement of the contact efficiency of D102 hetero junction dye with ZnO-based DSSCs is discussed using quantum charge transfer theory. D102-ZnO with ethanol-based DSSCs with PCEs up to (14.368%) were developed and the main J-V properties were investigated, the corresponding carrier concentration efficiency of )1/m³) is much lower (7.256%) compared to using a concentration of )1/m³) to reach (14.368%), mainly due to the lower charge transport.

Author Biographies

Firas A. Shnain , Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Science (Ibn Al-Haitham), University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Science (Ibn Al-Haitham), University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Hadi J. M. Al-Agealy , Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Science (Ibn Al-Haitham), University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Science (Ibn Al-Haitham), University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Hossain M. Moghaddam , Department of Solid-State Physics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.

Department of Solid-State Physics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.

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