01855nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245007800055210006900133260008300202300001400285490000700299520103900306653003101345653003001376653003701406100002401443700002101467700002001488700002401508856010501532       2011                        eng d  a1567-173900aGrowth of aligned ZnO nanorods array on ITO for dye sensitized solar cell0 aGrowth of aligned ZnO nanorods array on ITO for dye sensitized s  aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbInt Union Mat Res Soc (IUMRS)cJAN  aS113-S1160 v113 a<p>Aligned ZnO films of nanorods arrays were grown on Indium doped Tin oxide (ITO) glass substrate for the Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) applications. Two-step approach was employed for the deposition, which offers advantages such as excellent surface adhesion, large area deposition, high reproducibility and yield. Structural characterization using X-ray diffraction (XRD) shows a preferred c-axis (002) oriented growth. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) images reveals uniformly distributed hexagonal ZnO nanorods with average diameter varying from 80 to 250 nm. Average growth rate of the films was estimated using Surface Profilometer which was found to be similar to 1 mu m/h. Optical characterizations were carried out using Photo-spectrometer and Raman spectroscopy. The DSSCs using these ZnO films of nanorods array as photo-electrodes show conversion efficiency ranging from 0.24 to -0.71 %, the maximum efficiency was obtained for films deposited for time duration 8 h. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>10aAligned ZnO nanorod growth10aDye sensitized solar cell10aOpen aqueous solution deposition1 aYengantiwar, Ashish1 aSharma, Ramakant1 aGame, Onkar, S.1 aBanpurkar, Arun, G.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/growth-aligned-zno-nanorods-array-ito-dye-sensitized-solar-cell-0