Sol-gel synthesized plasmonic nanoparticles and their integration into dye sensitized solar cells

被引：6

作者：

Kumar, K. V. Arun ^{[1
,2
]}

Balu, Arya ^{[1
,2
]}

Ramachandran, Athira ^{[1
,2
]}

Unnikrishnan, N. V. ^{[3
]}

Selvaraj, Nivas Babu ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] CMS Coll, Dept Phys, Kottayam 686001, Kerala, India

[2] CMS Coll, Nanotechnol & Adv Mat Res Ctr, Kottayam 686001, Kerala, India

[3] Mahatma Gandhi Univ, Sch Pure & Appl Phys, Kottayam, Kerala, India

[4] Univ Aveiro, CICECO Aveiro Mat Inst, Dept Mat & Ceram Engn, Aveiro, Portugal

来源：

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE | 2019年 / 491卷

关键词：

Plasmonic nanoparticles; DSSC; Sol-gel; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; ENHANCEMENT; GOLD; AG; ABSORBER; TIO2;

D O I：

10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.05.344

中图分类号：

O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];

学科分类号：

070304 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

In the present study, we synthesized silver nanoparticles in titanosilicate matrix through low cost non-hydrolytic sol-gel method using titanium isopropoxide (TIP), tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS, (Si(OC2H5)(4)) and ethanol (C2H5OH) as solvents. These were investigated for the plasmonic effect of nanoparticles in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC). The fabricated dye-sensitized solar cells with Ag: SiO2-TiO2 films coated in fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) glass plate with dye of amaranthus red shows an improved output voltage. The samples were optically and structurally well studied by absorption spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR), X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM). The XRD studies confirmed the crystalline nature of TiO2 and Ag.

引用

页码：670 / 674

页数：5

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