title: Synthesis and photovoltaic property of fine and uniform Zn2SnO4 nanoparticles.
abstract: Zn(2)SnO(4) nanoparticles (NPs) with a narrow size distribution were synthesized by a simple hydrothermal route by controlling the crystallization process. The average size of NPs was 8 nm, and this was attributed to the formation of a hydroxy carbonate compound as an intermediate phase, which was demonstrated by the structural and elemental analyses. The fine size and visible-transparency of the synthesized NPs enabled the fabrication of transparent films for efficient photoelectrochemical devices. In particular, we demonstrated dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) employing these transparent Zn(2)SnO(4) photoelectrodes with a high energy conversion efficiency of 4.7%, which is mainly due to an improvement of light harvesting property.
authors: Research Institute of Advanced Materials, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-744, Korea.
authors: Dong Wook
authors: DW
authors: Kim
authors: Seong Sik
authors: SS
authors: Shin
authors: In Sun
authors: IS
authors: Cho
authors: Sangwook
authors: S
authors: Lee
authors: Dong Hoe
authors: DH
authors: Kim
authors: Chan Woo
authors: CW
authors: Lee
authors: Hyun Suk
authors: HS
authors: Jung
authors: Kug Sun
authors: KS
authors: Hong
mesh_terms: D004553:Electric Conductivity; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008027:Light; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010316:Particle Size; D012993:Solar Energy; D017971:Tin Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D017971:Tin Compounds; C045358:stannic oxide; D015034:Zinc Oxide