@inproceedings{e8a897f2e4194aaf91ef3e261d808f64,
title = "Electron Trapping Enhancement in Gold and Silver Modified ZnO Nanocomposites as Photoanodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells",
abstract = "Decorated ZnO nanoparticles were prepared with different ratios of gold and silver nanometals. The new nanocomposites minimized the charge recombination process by forming a Schottky barrier at the interface between ZnO and the noble metal(s) that acted as an electron sink. This phenomenon was obvious for ZnO/Au75:Ag25 and ZnO/Au100:Ag0 in which the electron-phonon interaction in the Au nanoparticles was slowed down and measured to be 3.87 ps for the former and 6.01 ps for the latter, compared to 2.50 ps for pristine Au nanoparticles. These materials should be useful as potential photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cells, compared to unmodified ZnO.",
keywords = "luminescence, nanoparticles, photovoltaic cells, solar energy",
author = "Salim Al-Arafati and Kyaw, {Htet H.} and {Tay Zar Myint}, Myo and Mohammed Al-Abri and Abou-Zied, {Osama K.}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by Sultan through His Majesty{\textquoteright}s Trust Fund for (SR/SCI/CHEM/18/01) and Omantel OT/19/1). Funding Information: This work was supported by Sultan Qaboos University through His Majesty's Trust Fund for Strategic Research (SR/SCI/CHEM/18/01) and Omantel fund (EG/SQU-OT/19/1). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 IEEE.; 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2019 ; Conference date: 16-06-2019 Through 21-06-2019",
year = "2019",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8981164",
language = "English",
series = "Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "344--347",
booktitle = "2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2019",
}