title: Monitoring structural dynamics of in situ spray-deposited zinc oxide films for application in dye-sensitized solar cells.
abstract: The spray-deposition technique is an effective and scalable method to deposit zinc oxide nanostructures, which are used as active layers for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) in the present study. The dynamics of structural evolution are studied with grazing incidence small-angle X-ray scattering during in situ spraying. Nanostructured films obtained through multiple spray shots provide suitable structural length scales, morphologies, and film thicknesses; this leads to reasonable performance in a DSSC with the highest short-circuit current density reported so far.
authors: Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching (Germany).
authors: Kuhu
authors: K
authors: Sarkar
authors: Erik V
authors: EV
authors: Braden
authors: Stefan
authors: S
authors: Pogorzalek
authors: Shun
authors: S
authors: Yu
authors: Stephan V
authors: SV
authors: Roth
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Müller-Buschbaum
mesh_terms: D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D012993:Solar Energy; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D015034:Zinc Oxide
keywords: X-ray diffraction; dye-sensitized solar cells; nanostructures; spray deposition; zinc oxide