Modified multistep electrophoretic deposition of TiO2 nanoparticles to prepare high quality thin films for dye-sensitized solar cell

2012 ◽  
Vol 47 (15) ◽  
pp. 5845-5851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masood Hamadanian ◽  
Hani Sayahi ◽  
Ali Reza Zolfaghari
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Tio2 Nanoparticles ◽  
Electrophoretic Deposition ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Dye Sensitized

Sol-electrophoretic deposition of TiO2 nanoparticle/nanorod array for photoanode of dye-sensitized solar cell

2021 ◽  
Vol 258 ◽  
pp. 123893
Author(s):  
Saber Ghannadi ◽  
Hossein Abdizadeh ◽  
Amirhossein Rakhsha ◽  
Mohammad Reza Golobostanfard
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Electrophoretic Deposition ◽  
Nanorod Array ◽  
Tio2 Nanoparticle ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Dye Sensitized

scholarly journals Manipulation of MWCNT Concentration in MWCNT/TiO2Nanocomposite Thin Films for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huda Abdullah ◽  
Mohd Zikri Razali ◽  
Sahbudin Shaari ◽  
Mohd Raihan Taha
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Average Roughness ◽  
Tem Analysis ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Mwcnt Concentration

Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) using multiwalled carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide (MWCNT/TiO2) was successfully synthesized using sol-gel method. In this method, it has been performed under various acid treatments MWCNT concentration level at (a) 0.00 g, (b) 0.01 g, (c) 0.02 g, and (d) 0.03 g. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to study surface roughness of the MWCNT/TiO2thin films. The average roughness results for 0.00 g, 0.01 g, 0.02 g, and 0.03 g were 10.995, 18.308, 24.322, and 25.723 nm, respectively. High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) analysis showned the inner structural design of the MWCNT/TiO2particles. The TiO2nanoparticles covered almost all the area of MWCNT particles. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) gave the morphological surface structure of the thin films. The thin films formed in good distribution with homogenous design. The DSSC with MWCNT/TiO2electrode containing 0.03 g MWCNT were resulted in the highest efficiency of 2.80% with short-circuit current densityJscof 9.42 mA/cm2and open-circuit voltageVocof 0.65 V.

scholarly journals Effects of atomic layer deposited thin films on dye sensitized solar cell performance

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 01A157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan A. Campbell ◽  
Mervyn deBorniol ◽  
Attila J. Mozer ◽  
Peter J. Evans ◽  
Robert P. Burford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Atomic Layer ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Solar Cell Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized

Preparation of CNT Counter Electrode by Electrophoresis for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

2017 ◽  
Vol 870 ◽  
pp. 465-469
Author(s):  
Kazuaki Tamiya ◽  
Kanta Sugii ◽  
Kozo Taguchi
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Electrophoretic Deposition ◽  
Organic Material ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Large Surface Area ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Dye Sensitized

Carbon nanotubes are one of the materials that can replace platinum as DSSC’s counter electrode. By utilizing carbon nanotubes (CNT), which is an organic material in place of platinum it is possible to create an inexpensive solar cell. However, there are still many problems with CNT such as low conversion compared with platinum and fast degradation in CNT. At the present time, it is to be large surface area when we fabricate CNT electrode sintered at 500°C with Electrophoretic Deposition (EPD). We measured how conversion efficiency changed by changing sintering temperatures. As a result, when CNT electrode sintered at 500°C, conversion efficiency was the highest and it was 2.46%.

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