SnO2 dye-sensitized solar cells

• Main Authors: Wali, Qamar, Jose, Rajan
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: HD28 Management. Industrial Management; Q Science (General); T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42611/1/SnO2%20dye-sensitized%20solar%20cells.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42611/2/SnO2%20dye-sensitized%20solar%20cells_ABS.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42611/; https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813337-8.00007-2; https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813337-8.00007-2

This chapter presents a thorough review on the role of tin oxide (SnO2) as a photoanode, either as pure or composite, with another material in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The research in SnO2-based DSSCs is fueled by its electron mobility, which is several orders of magnitude higher than the most successful photoanode (TiO2), so much so that the transport-driven electron recombination could be minimized. The SnO2 has been developed in diverse morphologies with differing surface and electronic properties, and, therefore, with varying photovoltaic properties. This chapter gives a thorough account on the SnO2-based DSSCs.