Optimized titanium dioxide photoanode on flexible substrates for dye-sensitized solar cell

Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) which is the third-generation solar cell that utilized dye molecules to absorb light and convert it to electrical energy has a promising efficiency with the ongoing research worldwide. Many implementations have been made through various sub...

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Main Author:	Shaban, Suraya
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2020
Subjects:	Dye-sensitized solar cells Solar cells - Research Titanium dioxide
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90786/1/ITMA%202020%206%20-%20IR.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.907862021-09-27T06:47:50Z Optimized titanium dioxide photoanode on flexible substrates for dye-sensitized solar cell 2020-04 Shaban, Suraya Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) which is the third-generation solar cell that utilized dye molecules to absorb light and convert it to electrical energy has a promising efficiency with the ongoing research worldwide. Many implementations have been made through various substitution for materials, optimization on electrodes and assembly of the devices. Since the conventional solid-state DSSC is very rigid to the shape, therefore, the flexible DSSC was introduced. In this study, the flexible photoanode electrode was used to replace the FTO/glass as photoanode electrode. The flexible substrate used is indium tin oxide/polyethylene terephthalate (ITO/PET). However due to its character as a polymer, the limit sintering temperature is 150 ºC and it could not withstand the high temperature of 450 ºC, which is needed for the titanium dioxide (TiO2) photoanode deposited on electrode to remove the binder used inside the paste, ensuring the particles between the TiO2 is porous and enhance the mobility of electrons generated by N719 dye. Therefore, the free binder TiO2 paste was introduced and deposited using doctor blade method, sintered at 120 ºC for 24 hours. However, the efficiency obtained is only 0.07 % which is due to due to weak adhesion to the substrate. Another approach of using flexible titanium (Ti) foil substrate is proposed to overcome the intolerance of high temperature of the ITO/PET as it could stand temperature of more than 450 ºC, lightweight and flexible at some degree which is suitable to substitute the ITO/PET. Since it is opaque, the back- illumination technique has been introduced. To improvise the performance, the optimization of the device was done by optimizing the thickness of the TiO2 photoanode at 15.09 μm and N719 dye loading time for 45 hours. The thickness of the TiO2 leads to better adsorption of dye N719 to collect photons and transfer the electrons while the thickness of Pt counter electrode optimized at volume of 50 µL with thickness of 10 nm after sintering, enhanced the absorption of lights. The result shows that Ti foil treated with H2O2 achieved efficiency of 1.00% exceeded the back illuminated FTO/glass due to the strong particles interconnect between Ti foil surface and TiO2 nanoparticles network that enhanced the electron transfer and reduce the electron recombination in the device. Dye-sensitized solar cells Solar cells - Research Titanium dioxide 2020-04 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90786/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90786/1/ITMA%202020%206%20-%20IR.pdf text en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Dye-sensitized solar cells Solar cells - Research Titanium dioxide Shafie, Suhaidi
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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language	English
advisor	Shafie, Suhaidi
topic	Dye-sensitized solar cells Solar cells - Research Titanium dioxide
spellingShingle	Dye-sensitized solar cells Solar cells - Research Titanium dioxide Shaban, Suraya Optimized titanium dioxide photoanode on flexible substrates for dye-sensitized solar cell
description	Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) which is the third-generation solar cell that utilized dye molecules to absorb light and convert it to electrical energy has a promising efficiency with the ongoing research worldwide. Many implementations have been made through various substitution for materials, optimization on electrodes and assembly of the devices. Since the conventional solid-state DSSC is very rigid to the shape, therefore, the flexible DSSC was introduced. In this study, the flexible photoanode electrode was used to replace the FTO/glass as photoanode electrode. The flexible substrate used is indium tin oxide/polyethylene terephthalate (ITO/PET). However due to its character as a polymer, the limit sintering temperature is 150 ºC and it could not withstand the high temperature of 450 ºC, which is needed for the titanium dioxide (TiO2) photoanode deposited on electrode to remove the binder used inside the paste, ensuring the particles between the TiO2 is porous and enhance the mobility of electrons generated by N719 dye. Therefore, the free binder TiO2 paste was introduced and deposited using doctor blade method, sintered at 120 ºC for 24 hours. However, the efficiency obtained is only 0.07 % which is due to due to weak adhesion to the substrate. Another approach of using flexible titanium (Ti) foil substrate is proposed to overcome the intolerance of high temperature of the ITO/PET as it could stand temperature of more than 450 ºC, lightweight and flexible at some degree which is suitable to substitute the ITO/PET. Since it is opaque, the back- illumination technique has been introduced. To improvise the performance, the optimization of the device was done by optimizing the thickness of the TiO2 photoanode at 15.09 μm and N719 dye loading time for 45 hours. The thickness of the TiO2 leads to better adsorption of dye N719 to collect photons and transfer the electrons while the thickness of Pt counter electrode optimized at volume of 50 µL with thickness of 10 nm after sintering, enhanced the absorption of lights. The result shows that Ti foil treated with H2O2 achieved efficiency of 1.00% exceeded the back illuminated FTO/glass due to the strong particles interconnect between Ti foil surface and TiO2 nanoparticles network that enhanced the electron transfer and reduce the electron recombination in the device.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Shaban, Suraya
author_facet	Shaban, Suraya
author_sort	Shaban, Suraya
title	Optimized titanium dioxide photoanode on flexible substrates for dye-sensitized solar cell
title_short	Optimized titanium dioxide photoanode on flexible substrates for dye-sensitized solar cell
title_full	Optimized titanium dioxide photoanode on flexible substrates for dye-sensitized solar cell
title_fullStr	Optimized titanium dioxide photoanode on flexible substrates for dye-sensitized solar cell
title_full_unstemmed	Optimized titanium dioxide photoanode on flexible substrates for dye-sensitized solar cell
title_sort	optimized titanium dioxide photoanode on flexible substrates for dye-sensitized solar cell
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2020
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90786/1/ITMA%202020%206%20-%20IR.pdf
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Optimized titanium dioxide photoanode on flexible substrates for dye-sensitized solar cell

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