Ag-Doped TiO2 Nanotube Arrays Composite Film as a Photoanode for Enhancing the Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency in DSSCs
A Ag-doped double-layer composite film with TiO2 nanoparticles (P25) as the underlayer and TiO2 nanotube (TNT) arrays with the Ag-doped nanoparticles as the overlayer was fabricated as the photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Five different concentrations of Ag-doped TNT arrays photoele...
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| author | Jinghua Hu Jiejie Cheng Shengqiang Tong Yingping Yang Mengwei Chen Shiwu Hu |
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| description | A Ag-doped double-layer composite film with TiO2 nanoparticles (P25) as the underlayer and TiO2 nanotube (TNT) arrays with the Ag-doped nanoparticles as the overlayer was fabricated as the photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Five different concentrations of Ag-doped TNT arrays photoelectrode were compared with the pure TNT arrays composite photoelectrode. It is found that the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the TNT arrays composite photoanode is gradually improved from 3.00% of the pure TNT arrays composite photoanode to 6.12% of the Ag-doped TNT arrays photoanode with the increasing of the doping concentration, reaching up to the maximum in the 0.04 mol/L AgNO3 solution, and then slightly decreased to 5.43% after continuing to increase the doping concentration. The reason is mainly that the cluster structure of the Ag nanoparticles with large surface area contributes to dye adsorption and the Surface Plasmon Resonance Effect of the Ag nanoparticles improved the photocatalytic ability of the TNT arrays film. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6aa867e0acc146d4af04780c839520992025-02-03T01:11:21ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2016-01-01201610.1155/2016/27362572736257Ag-Doped TiO2 Nanotube Arrays Composite Film as a Photoanode for Enhancing the Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency in DSSCsJinghua Hu0Jiejie Cheng1Shengqiang Tong2Yingping Yang3Mengwei Chen4Shiwu Hu5School of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, ChinaSchool of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, ChinaSchool of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, ChinaSchool of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, ChinaSchool of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, ChinaSchool of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, ChinaA Ag-doped double-layer composite film with TiO2 nanoparticles (P25) as the underlayer and TiO2 nanotube (TNT) arrays with the Ag-doped nanoparticles as the overlayer was fabricated as the photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Five different concentrations of Ag-doped TNT arrays photoelectrode were compared with the pure TNT arrays composite photoelectrode. It is found that the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the TNT arrays composite photoanode is gradually improved from 3.00% of the pure TNT arrays composite photoanode to 6.12% of the Ag-doped TNT arrays photoanode with the increasing of the doping concentration, reaching up to the maximum in the 0.04 mol/L AgNO3 solution, and then slightly decreased to 5.43% after continuing to increase the doping concentration. The reason is mainly that the cluster structure of the Ag nanoparticles with large surface area contributes to dye adsorption and the Surface Plasmon Resonance Effect of the Ag nanoparticles improved the photocatalytic ability of the TNT arrays film.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2736257 |
| spellingShingle | Jinghua Hu Jiejie Cheng Shengqiang Tong Yingping Yang Mengwei Chen Shiwu Hu Ag-Doped TiO2 Nanotube Arrays Composite Film as a Photoanode for Enhancing the Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency in DSSCs International Journal of Photoenergy |
| title | Ag-Doped TiO2 Nanotube Arrays Composite Film as a Photoanode for Enhancing the Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency in DSSCs |
| title_full | Ag-Doped TiO2 Nanotube Arrays Composite Film as a Photoanode for Enhancing the Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency in DSSCs |
| title_fullStr | Ag-Doped TiO2 Nanotube Arrays Composite Film as a Photoanode for Enhancing the Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency in DSSCs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ag-Doped TiO2 Nanotube Arrays Composite Film as a Photoanode for Enhancing the Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency in DSSCs |
| title_short | Ag-Doped TiO2 Nanotube Arrays Composite Film as a Photoanode for Enhancing the Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency in DSSCs |
| title_sort | ag doped tio2 nanotube arrays composite film as a photoanode for enhancing the photoelectric conversion efficiency in dsscs |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2736257 |
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