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| Paper Title | :: | Study of the Influence of Temperature on Electron Transfer of an Ruthenium Complex Donor in Contact with ZnS Semiconductor in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell |
| Author Name | :: | Haider Mushina Obeed || Hadi J.M. Al-Agealy |
| Country | :: | Iraq |
| Page Number | :: | 01-09 |
In this paper, a theoretical study has been presented on influence of temperature on process of charge transport reaction based on the quantum transition from the donor excited state of ruthenium to the conduction band in zinc sulfide (ZnS) semiconductors. This study uses reorganization energy to evaluate the transport properties of four types of polar solvents, including ethanoic acid, dimethoxyethane (DME), propanol, and methyl alcohol, around a ZnS device contacting a ruthenium N3 heterojunction, for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) applications within continuum energy levels. Calculations include momentum energy, coupling strength, atomic density, concentration vector, and polarity properties related to the dielectric constant and refractive index of the solvent and ZnS. Charge transfer rate analysis of ruthenium N3-ZnS using four solvents reveals that ethanoic acid and dimethoxyethane exhibit favorable polar media for efficient charge transfer from the excited ruthenium N3 dye to the conduction band of ZnS semiconductors, compared to propanol and methyl alcohol.
Keywords: Electronic Transport, Ruthenium Complex, ZnS, Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell.
Keywords: Electronic Transport, Ruthenium Complex, ZnS, Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell.
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