Photoanode Engineering Using TiO2 Nanofibers for Enhancing the Photovoltaic Parameters of Natural Dye Sensitised Solar Cells

Dye Sensitized solar cell (DSSC) have been looked upon as having the potential to modernize photovoltaic as a cost effective technology. Especially nanostructured DSSC is proposed to have the capability to boost the efficiency by limiting charge recombination, thereby increasing the charge transport...

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Main Authors: I. Jinchu, C.O Sreekala, U.S. Sajeev, K. Achuthan, K.S. Sreelatha
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Published: Sumy State University 2015-12-01
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Online Access:http://jnep.sumdu.edu.ua/download/numbers/2015/4/articles/jnep_2015_V7_04002.pdf
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C.O Sreekala
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K. Achuthan
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description Dye Sensitized solar cell (DSSC) have been looked upon as having the potential to modernize photovoltaic as a cost effective technology. Especially nanostructured DSSC is proposed to have the capability to boost the efficiency by limiting charge recombination, thereby increasing the charge transportation which affects the overall conversion efficiency favourably. In the present work we discuss the effect of nanofibers as photo anode for increasing the efficiency of a dye sensitized solar cell. As we know nanostructured metal oxides have paying much attention in the field of photovoltaics due to their physical properties and dimensionality. This type of geometry provides direct and spatially separated charge transport channels for electrons and holes. TiO2 single-crystalline nanofibers of different diameter are prepared by electrospinning process and TiO2 nanoparticles by doctor blade technique are used for fabricating the device using natural sensitizers.
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spelling doaj-art-d95d14b6445144f1a429ebe4355d4a452025-08-20T03:24:16ZengSumy State UniversityЖурнал нано- та електронної фізики2077-67722015-12-017404002-104002-4Photoanode Engineering Using TiO2 Nanofibers for Enhancing the Photovoltaic Parameters of Natural Dye Sensitised Solar CellsI. Jinchu0C.O Sreekala1U.S. Sajeev2K. Achuthan3K.S. Sreelatha4Department of Physics, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, Clappana P.O Kollam-690525, Kerala, IndiaSchool of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, Clappana P.O Kollam-690525, Kerala, IndiaDepartment of Physics, Govt.College, Kottayam, Kerala, IndiaDepartment of Physics, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, Clappana P.O Kollam-690525, Kerala, IndiaDepartment of Physics, Govt.College, Kottayam, Kerala, IndiaDye Sensitized solar cell (DSSC) have been looked upon as having the potential to modernize photovoltaic as a cost effective technology. Especially nanostructured DSSC is proposed to have the capability to boost the efficiency by limiting charge recombination, thereby increasing the charge transportation which affects the overall conversion efficiency favourably. In the present work we discuss the effect of nanofibers as photo anode for increasing the efficiency of a dye sensitized solar cell. As we know nanostructured metal oxides have paying much attention in the field of photovoltaics due to their physical properties and dimensionality. This type of geometry provides direct and spatially separated charge transport channels for electrons and holes. TiO2 single-crystalline nanofibers of different diameter are prepared by electrospinning process and TiO2 nanoparticles by doctor blade technique are used for fabricating the device using natural sensitizers.http://jnep.sumdu.edu.ua/download/numbers/2015/4/articles/jnep_2015_V7_04002.pdfDSSCNatural sensitizersElectrospinningNanofibersNanopowde
spellingShingle I. Jinchu
C.O Sreekala
U.S. Sajeev
K. Achuthan
K.S. Sreelatha
Photoanode Engineering Using TiO2 Nanofibers for Enhancing the Photovoltaic Parameters of Natural Dye Sensitised Solar Cells
Журнал нано- та електронної фізики
DSSC
Natural sensitizers
Electrospinning
Nanofibers
Nanopowde
title Photoanode Engineering Using TiO2 Nanofibers for Enhancing the Photovoltaic Parameters of Natural Dye Sensitised Solar Cells
title_full Photoanode Engineering Using TiO2 Nanofibers for Enhancing the Photovoltaic Parameters of Natural Dye Sensitised Solar Cells
title_fullStr Photoanode Engineering Using TiO2 Nanofibers for Enhancing the Photovoltaic Parameters of Natural Dye Sensitised Solar Cells
title_full_unstemmed Photoanode Engineering Using TiO2 Nanofibers for Enhancing the Photovoltaic Parameters of Natural Dye Sensitised Solar Cells
title_short Photoanode Engineering Using TiO2 Nanofibers for Enhancing the Photovoltaic Parameters of Natural Dye Sensitised Solar Cells
title_sort photoanode engineering using tio2 nanofibers for enhancing the photovoltaic parameters of natural dye sensitised solar cells
topic DSSC
Natural sensitizers
Electrospinning
Nanofibers
Nanopowde
url http://jnep.sumdu.edu.ua/download/numbers/2015/4/articles/jnep_2015_V7_04002.pdf
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