International Journal of Acta Material
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2026): February 2026

Synthesis and Characterization of NaOH-Doped ZnO Metal Oxide Thin Films for Electron Transport Layer in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs)

W. S. Arsyad (Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Halu Oleo, Jalan H.E.A. Mokodompit, Kendari, South Easth Sulawesi, 93132, Indonesia)
H. A. Hangkea (Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, University of Halu Oleo, Kendari 93232, Indonesia)
I. Saleh (Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, University of Halu Oleo, Kendari 93232, Indonesia)
I N. Sudiana (Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, University of Halu Oleo, Kendari 93232, Indonesia)
L. Agusu (Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, University of Halu Oleo, Kendari 93232, Indonesia)
I. Usman (Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, University of Halu Oleo, Kendari 93232, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
08 Feb 2026

Abstract

Research on the manufacture of ZnO thin films as electron transport layers has been carried out. The ZnO coating was prepared by sol-gel method. At the time of making the solution precursor, the doping given was 0.72%, 1.09%, and 1.45% by weight. Each hkl index changes at an angle of 2θ which causes the mean crystal size to decrease from 57.57 nm, 35.94 nm to 24.01 nm for doping concentrations of 0.72%, 1.09% and 1.45%, respectively. The measurement results using the LCR meter show that the resistance of the ZnO thin layer increases with the addition of NaOH doping from 125.49 Ω.cm, 462.93 Ω.cm and 3192.8 Ω.cm for doping are 0.72%, 1.09% and 1.45% NaOH respectively. The results of the analysis of the UV-Vis spectrometer, the slit energy value decreased with the increase in the doping of NaOH given, namely 2.03 eV, 2.026 eV, 2.025 eV and 2.024 for samples without doping are 0.72%, 1.09% and 1.45% sequentially. The results of the morphological analysis using SEM showed that the grains with sizes and shapes tended to be the same in all thin film samples.

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Chemistry Materials Science & Nanotechnology Physics

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The International Journal of Acta Material (Int. J. Act. Mat) is a bulletin for publishing original and complete papers, short communications as well as review results which aim to disseminate study results (Theoretical or Experiment) to explore of the relationship between processes, structures and ...