Influence of Particle Size of TiO2 Powder on the Energy Conversion Efficiency of a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

Nursev Bilgin; Jongee Park; Abdullah Öztürk

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.650.39

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Influence of Particle Size of TiO₂ Powder on the Energy Conversion Efficiency of a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

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Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been fabricated using a TiO₂ paste composed of mixtures of 25 nm and 250 nm TiO₂ particles at various ratios. A maximum energy conversion efficiency of 6.7% has been achieved using the DSSC, based on a TiO₂ layer composed of 40 wt% 25 nm and 60 wt% 250 nm TiO₂ particles. The short-circuit current density, open-circuit voltage, and filling factor of the cell were 12.95 mA, 0.82 V, and 0.63, respectively. The overall performance of the DSSCs based on TiO₂ layers composed using a mixture of two different sized particles is much better than that of either only 25 nm or only 250 nm TiO₂ particles. It is recognized that adding the larger particles to the small particles in the TiO₂ paste increases the dye absorption and light scattering effects of DSSC, resulting in a higher short-circuit current density and improved energy conversion efficiency.

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Nursev Bilgin, Jongee Park, Abdullah Öztürk

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Conversion Efficiency, Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC), Nano-Sized TiO₂

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