TiO2 nanoparticles synthesized by the molten salt method as a dual functional material for dye-sensitized solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
pp. 5123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhu Peining ◽  
Wu Yongzhi ◽  
M. V. Reddy ◽  
A. Sreekumaran Nair ◽  
Peng Shengjie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Molten Salt ◽  
Tio2 Nanoparticles ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Molten Salt Method ◽  
Functional Material ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Dual Functional ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

scholarly journals Improved Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with TiO2 Nanoparticles/Zn-Doped TiO2 Hollow Fiber Photoanodes

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zainal Arifin ◽  
Suyitno Suyitno ◽  
Syamsul Hadi ◽  
Bayu Sutanto
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Tio2 Nanoparticles ◽  
Double Layer ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Photocurrent Density ◽  
Light Transmittance ◽  
Doped Tio2 ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

In this study, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were fabricated using double-layer photoanodes consisting of TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) and Zn-doped TiO2 hollow fibers (HFs). The TiO2 HFs were prepared by co-axial electrospinning and used as the light-scattering layer in the DSSC. The thickness variations of the TiO2 NP and Zn-doped TiO2 HF photoanode layers affect the performance of the DSSC, especially the short-circuit photocurrent density. The thickness of the TiO2 NP layer significantly affected the absorbance of photons and N719 dye molecules in the double-layer photoanode, while that of the Zn-doped TiO2 HF layer affected the scattering of light, as indicated by the low light transmittance in the photoanode. Conventional DSSCs consist of single-layer photoanodes, and exhibit relatively low efficiency, i.e., 1.293% and 0.89% for TiO2 NP and Zn-doped TiO2 HF, respectively. However, herein, the highest efficiency of the DSSC (3.122%) was achieved with a 15 μm NP-5 μm HF photoanode, for which the short-circuit photocurrent density, open-circuit photovoltage, and fill factor were 15.81 mA/cm2, 0.566 V, and 34.91%, respectively.

Preparation of TiO2 nanoparticles by sparking technique for enhancing photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 4339-4352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orawan Wiranwetchayan ◽  
Wonchai Promnopas ◽  
Supab Choopun ◽  
Pisith Singjai ◽  
Somchai Thongtem
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Tio2 Nanoparticles ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

scholarly journals Hydrothermal synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles doped with trace amounts of strontium, and their application as working electrodes for dye sensitized solar cells: tunable electrical properties & enhanced photo-conversion performance

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 2358-2364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadja Fatima Mehnane ◽  
Changlei Wang ◽  
Kiran Kumar Kondamareddy ◽  
Wenjing Yu ◽  
Weiwei Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Hydrothermal Synthesis ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Tio2 Nanoparticles ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Performance Parameters ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Conversion Performance ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Strontium (Sr) doped TiO2 nanoparticles are investigated with a view to studying the performance parameters of dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).

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