Investigation of the potential of plasma technology to improve the performance of solar cells Rajmohan, Gayathri Devi 2015, Investigation of the potential of plasma technology to improve the performance of solar cells, Ph.D. thesis, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads rajmohan-investigationof-2015A.pdf Connect to thesis application/pdf 15.64MB 239 Title Investigation of the potential of plasma technology to improve the performance of solar cells Author Rajmohan, Gayathri Devi Institution Deakin University School Institute for Frontier Materials Faculty GTP Research Degree type Research doctorate Degree name Ph.D. Thesis advisor Dai, Xiujuan J. Date submitted 2015-03 Keyword(s) dye sensitised solar cells perovskite solar cells. plasma functionalization TiO2 Summary  This study explored plasma techniques to improve the efficiency of dye sensitised solar cells and perovskite solar cells. It was found that plasma functionalization of TiO2 improved dye absorption, thereby improving efficiency. Controllable nitrogen doping of TiO2 was achieved by a unique system that combines plasma with heat treatment. The doping reduced the band-gap of TiO2. A crystalline TiO2 thin film on plastic substrates was successfully achieved by a low temperature plasma method, which could potentially allow such soft and flexible substrates to be used for solar cells. Language eng Field of Research 091203 Compound Semiconductors 100708 Nanomaterials Socio Economic Objective 850504 Solar-Photovoltaic Energy Description of original xx, 211 pages : illustrations, tables Copyright notice ©The Author. All Rights Reserved Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30079098 Document type: Thesis Collections: Higher degree theses (Open Access) Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 23 Oct 2015, 10:51:59 EST Fri, 06 Nov 2015, 08:02:31 EST Thu, 26 Nov 2015, 07:47:40 EST Thu, 26 Nov 2015, 07:48:53 EST Thu, 09 Mar 2017, 07:14:53 EST Thu, 09 Mar 2017, 09:05:51 EST Tue, 31 Jul 2018, 11:53:30 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 18:54:01 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 137 Abstract Views, 244 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 23 Oct 2015, 10:51:48 EST by Kate Percival