Synthesis, characterization of TiO2 nano particles for enhancement of electron transport application in DSSC with Cu-BPCA Dye

Abstract

Dye-sensitized solar cells [DSSCs] have attracted extensive attention due to their potential low cost and high energy efficiency, rendering them one of the most promising system for solar-to-energy conversion. The DSSC efficiency was enhanced by intermixing with the use of TiO2 nanoparticles which provides high surface area for accommodating the light-absorbing sensitizer and also the stable conductor for photo generated electrons. In hydrothermal method, the TiO2 nanoparticles synthesis depends on temperature. TiO2 nano particles diameter depends on different autoclaving temperature. TiO2 nanoparticles have been coated on ITO glasses by screen printing method. In this work, we have synthesized TiO2 nano particles which can provide a fast way for electron transport and reduced trapping of photo injected electrons during the path of back contact. The DSSCs were fabricated using the ruthenium dye and electrolyte (I3/I3-). The crystalline structure of TiO2 has been characterized by DLS, X-ray diffraction, SEM and TEM. The absorption spectra measured by using UV-Vis spectrometer. The IR spectrum has been recorded to know the peaks of Ti-O-Ti in powder sample. It has been found that the efficiency of DSSC was highly affected by the properties of nano particles.