Properties of solid-state ZnO|dye|CuCNS solar cell

Abstract

Hybrid ZnO films were prepared via a single-step electrochemical process. Extraction of organic component from the hybrid films resulted tiny ZnO columns perpendicular to the substrate. A Semiconductor hetro Junction was prepared by depositing CuSCN on ZnO films. The maximum photocurrent of 0.36 mAcm -2 and photovoltage of 290 mV were observed for the solid-state cell fabricated by sandwiching organic dye mercurochrome in between ZnO and CuSCN films. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljp.v9i0.2506 Sri Lanka Journal of Physics Vol.9 (2008) pp.7-18