Simulation on the Performance of Dye Solar Cell Incorporated with TiO2 Passivation Layer
Dye Solar Cell (DSC) has started to gain interest in the recent years for practical application because of its ecofriendly, low cost, and easy fabrication. However, its efficiency is still not as competitive as the conventional silicon based solar cell. One of the research efforts to improve the eff...
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| author | Unan Yusmaniar Oktiawati Norani Muti Mohamed Zainal Arif Burhanudin |
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| description | Dye Solar Cell (DSC) has started to gain interest in the recent years for practical application because of its ecofriendly, low cost, and easy fabrication. However, its efficiency is still not as competitive as the conventional silicon based solar cell. One of the research efforts to improve the efficiency of DSC is to use the passivation layer in between the photoelectrode material and the conductive oxide substrate. Thus, the objective of this simulation study is to investigate the effect of passivation layer on the performance of DSC. Properties from literatures which are based on physical work were captured as the input for the simulation using process, ATHENA, and device, ATLAS, simulator. Results have shown that the addition of two-20 nm TiO2 passivation layers on DSC can enhance the efficiency by 11% as the result of less recombination, higher electron mobility, and longer electron lifetime. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-320ba181d3844b16bb3f677fa578b66b2025-08-20T03:55:06ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2016-01-01201610.1155/2016/85076258507625Simulation on the Performance of Dye Solar Cell Incorporated with TiO2 Passivation LayerUnan Yusmaniar Oktiawati0Norani Muti Mohamed1Zainal Arif Burhanudin2Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, MalaysiaCentre of Innovative Nanostructures & Nanodevices (COINN), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, MalaysiaElectrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, MalaysiaDye Solar Cell (DSC) has started to gain interest in the recent years for practical application because of its ecofriendly, low cost, and easy fabrication. However, its efficiency is still not as competitive as the conventional silicon based solar cell. One of the research efforts to improve the efficiency of DSC is to use the passivation layer in between the photoelectrode material and the conductive oxide substrate. Thus, the objective of this simulation study is to investigate the effect of passivation layer on the performance of DSC. Properties from literatures which are based on physical work were captured as the input for the simulation using process, ATHENA, and device, ATLAS, simulator. Results have shown that the addition of two-20 nm TiO2 passivation layers on DSC can enhance the efficiency by 11% as the result of less recombination, higher electron mobility, and longer electron lifetime.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8507625 |
| spellingShingle | Unan Yusmaniar Oktiawati Norani Muti Mohamed Zainal Arif Burhanudin Simulation on the Performance of Dye Solar Cell Incorporated with TiO2 Passivation Layer International Journal of Photoenergy |
| title | Simulation on the Performance of Dye Solar Cell Incorporated with TiO2 Passivation Layer |
| title_full | Simulation on the Performance of Dye Solar Cell Incorporated with TiO2 Passivation Layer |
| title_fullStr | Simulation on the Performance of Dye Solar Cell Incorporated with TiO2 Passivation Layer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simulation on the Performance of Dye Solar Cell Incorporated with TiO2 Passivation Layer |
| title_short | Simulation on the Performance of Dye Solar Cell Incorporated with TiO2 Passivation Layer |
| title_sort | simulation on the performance of dye solar cell incorporated with tio2 passivation layer |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8507625 |
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