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In this study, ZnO nanorods (NRs) were grown on F-doped SnO2 (FTO)/glass substrate by using a chemical bath deposition (CBD) method. The NRs were crystallized well. The surfaces of the NRs were modified using an atmospheric-pressure (AP) plasma containing reactive gases such as O2, H2, and N2. In the case of the Ar/O2 and Ar/N2 plasma-treated ZnO NRs, chemical bonding states and the dye adsorption on the surface of the ZnO layer increased because of -O and -OH radicals. We present the efficiencies of ZnO-NR-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) treated with AP plasmas containing reactive gases.
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Pham-Cong, D., Ahn, K., Kim, JM. et al. Effect of reactive gases in an atmospheric-pressure plasma for dye adsorption on ZnO nanorods. Journal of the Korean Physical Society 60, 1052–1055 (2012). https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.60.1052
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