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http://dx.doi.org/10.7464/ksct.2018.24.3.249

Application of Metal Oxide Nanofiber for Improving Photovoltaic Properties of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells  

Dong, Yong Xiang (Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
Jin, En Mei (Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
Jeong, Sang Mun (Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
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Clean Technology / v.24, no.3, 2018 , pp. 249-254 More about this Journal
Abstract
In order to improve the photo conversion efficiency (${\eta}$) of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), the electrospun $TiO_2$, $SiO_2$, $ZrO_2$ and $SnO_2$ nanofibers were added into the hydrothermally prepared $TiO_2$ nanoparticles for application to a photoelectrode for DSSCs. The $TiO_2$ nanofiber added photoelectrode exhibited a higher photo current density ($J_{sc}$) compared to the bare $TiO_2$ nanoparticles, which is caused from acceleration of the transfer of excited electron from dye molecule due to the nanofiber structure. The DSSCs with $SiO_2$ nanofibers shows a higher open circuit voltage ($V_{oc}$) of 0.67 V and the highest photo conversion efficiency was found to be 6.24%.
Keywords
Dye-sensitized solar cells; $TiO_2$; $SiO_2$; $ZrO_2$; Nanofiber;
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