Effect of Multilayers CdS Nanocrystalline Thin Films on the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Due to relatively low price and nontoxicity of photovoltaic (PV) systems, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) recently gained a lot of attention in terms of improving their performance and longevity. Because most of the major elements are impacted by their separate production and layering procedures,...

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Main Authors: Abdullah A. Hussain, Haider Abdulelah, Ali H. Amteghy, Raed A. Dheyab, Ban Hamdan AlMulla
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/7998917
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author Abdullah A. Hussain
Haider Abdulelah
Ali H. Amteghy
Raed A. Dheyab
Ban Hamdan AlMulla
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Haider Abdulelah
Ali H. Amteghy
Raed A. Dheyab
Ban Hamdan AlMulla
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description Due to relatively low price and nontoxicity of photovoltaic (PV) systems, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) recently gained a lot of attention in terms of improving their performance and longevity. Because most of the major elements are impacted by their separate production and layering procedures, the substances in DSSCs are critical to achieving these goals. Methylene blue dye sensitizer-based solar cells were effectively constructed in this work, and DSSC performance was assessed. The morphologies of nanocrystalline CdS thin films were investigated by the FE-SEM machine, and then XRD patterns of 1 layer, 2 layers, and 3 layers of nanocrystalline CdS thin films were analyzed. The thicknesses of the prepared samples were about 391 nm, 457 nm, and 912 nm for 1, 2, and 3 layers of nanocrystalline CdS thin film, respectively. J-V characteristics of the multilayer CdS thin films have been studied under a 100 mW/cm2 sunlight source. The experimental results revealed that the highest power conversion efficiency of a 3 layer porous-nanowall CdS/MB device was about 0.47%.
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spelling doaj-art-6ac23943fd6f44bd90da93bebf3e9da22025-02-03T01:29:48ZengWileyJournal of Nanotechnology1687-95112023-01-01202310.1155/2023/7998917Effect of Multilayers CdS Nanocrystalline Thin Films on the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar CellsAbdullah A. Hussain0Haider Abdulelah1Ali H. Amteghy2Raed A. Dheyab3Ban Hamdan AlMulla4Department of Material ScienceDepartment of Material ScienceDepartment of Applied Marine ScienceChemical Engineering DepartmentSchool of Electrical EngineeringDue to relatively low price and nontoxicity of photovoltaic (PV) systems, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) recently gained a lot of attention in terms of improving their performance and longevity. Because most of the major elements are impacted by their separate production and layering procedures, the substances in DSSCs are critical to achieving these goals. Methylene blue dye sensitizer-based solar cells were effectively constructed in this work, and DSSC performance was assessed. The morphologies of nanocrystalline CdS thin films were investigated by the FE-SEM machine, and then XRD patterns of 1 layer, 2 layers, and 3 layers of nanocrystalline CdS thin films were analyzed. The thicknesses of the prepared samples were about 391 nm, 457 nm, and 912 nm for 1, 2, and 3 layers of nanocrystalline CdS thin film, respectively. J-V characteristics of the multilayer CdS thin films have been studied under a 100 mW/cm2 sunlight source. The experimental results revealed that the highest power conversion efficiency of a 3 layer porous-nanowall CdS/MB device was about 0.47%.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/7998917
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Ali H. Amteghy
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Ban Hamdan AlMulla
Effect of Multilayers CdS Nanocrystalline Thin Films on the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Journal of Nanotechnology
title Effect of Multilayers CdS Nanocrystalline Thin Films on the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
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title_short Effect of Multilayers CdS Nanocrystalline Thin Films on the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
title_sort effect of multilayers cds nanocrystalline thin films on the performance of dye sensitized solar cells
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/7998917
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