TY - JOUR
T1 - Designing of TiO 2 –rGO nanocomposite-based photoanode to enhance the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells
AU - Jie, Zhang
AU - Javed, Hafiz Muhammad Asif
AU - Khan, M. Ijaz
AU - Awais, Muhammad
AU - Sarfaraz, Muhammad
AU - Que, Wenxiu
AU - Mustafa, Muhammad Salman
AU - Khan, Sami Ullah
AU - Khan, M. Riaz
AU - Galal, Ahmed M.
AU - Elnaggar, Ashraf Y.
AU - Masod, Mohamed Bakry
AU - Naixin, Tao
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to EDP Sciences, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - The development of TiO 2–rGO nanocomposite-based photoanode is an efficient way to enhance the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). TiO 2–rGO nanocomposite has been synthesized for the modified photoanode of DSSCs. GO has been synthesized by modified Hummer’s method, and rGO was achieved by two more steps. TiO 2 nanoparticles have been synthesized by the sol–gel approach followed by composition with rGO. The TiO 2–rGO nanocomposites were analyzed by Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), UV–Vis Spectroscopy, and IV measurements. The as synthesized TiO 2–rGO nanocomposite-based photoanode showed a higher PCE than pure TiO 2 nanoparticles-based photoanode. Moreover, TiO 2–rGO nanocomposite-based photoanode presented enhanced efficiency of 4.09% in DSSCs because rGO has better charge collection ability, which is more convenient to reduce the electron recombination rate.
AB - The development of TiO 2–rGO nanocomposite-based photoanode is an efficient way to enhance the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). TiO 2–rGO nanocomposite has been synthesized for the modified photoanode of DSSCs. GO has been synthesized by modified Hummer’s method, and rGO was achieved by two more steps. TiO 2 nanoparticles have been synthesized by the sol–gel approach followed by composition with rGO. The TiO 2–rGO nanocomposites were analyzed by Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), UV–Vis Spectroscopy, and IV measurements. The as synthesized TiO 2–rGO nanocomposite-based photoanode showed a higher PCE than pure TiO 2 nanoparticles-based photoanode. Moreover, TiO 2–rGO nanocomposite-based photoanode presented enhanced efficiency of 4.09% in DSSCs because rGO has better charge collection ability, which is more convenient to reduce the electron recombination rate.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85127728202
U2 - 10.1140/epjs/s11734-022-00546-1
DO - 10.1140/epjs/s11734-022-00546-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85127728202
SN - 1951-6355
VL - 231
SP - 2919
EP - 2926
JO - European Physical Journal: Special Topics
JF - European Physical Journal: Special Topics
IS - 15
ER -
