Effect of variation of average pore size and specific surface area of ZnO electrode (WE) on efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells

Table 1 Comparison of specific surface area, average pore size, average particle size, and DSSC parameters

Samples	Specific surface area (m²/g)	Average pore size (nm)	Average particle size (nm)	V_oc(V)	J_sc(mA)	Efficiency (%)
A	50.41	13.43	26.72942	0.4874	1.00	0.2878
B	151.1	8.02	36.73	0.6223	5.78 × 10⁻¹	0.3181
C	143.5	7.22	28.61	0.5103	1.75 × 10⁻¹	0.1136
D	578	9.80	35.12	0.5553	8.36 × 10⁻¹	0.2112
E	126	7.43	32.51	0.5478	4.21 × 10⁻¹	0.03006
F	136.5	7.62	27.35084	0.5189	4.51 × 10⁻¹	0.08848
G	130.2	7.50	35.01	0.6321	4.50 × 10⁻¹	0.079
H	133.3	8.38	23.13805	0.4844	5.24 × 10⁻¹	0.1047