Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes – Graphene Mixture as a Dye Monolayer for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

M.R. Muda; Siti Salwa Mat Isa; A.F. Hasan; Muhammad Mahyiddin Ramli

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.819.185

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Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes – Graphene Mixture as a Dye Monolayer for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

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The suspension of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) was produced by acid functionalization process. After that, the reduced graphene oxide (r-GO) suspension was added into SWCNTs suspension in order to produce a solution of SWCNTs-Graphene mixture. The solution of SWCNTs-Graphene mixture was then deposited onto titanium dioxide (TiO₂) layer as a dye monolayer in dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) device using drop – casting methods. Beforehand, the TiO₂ layer was cured with two different temperatures which was 450°C and 550°C. The electrical properties of the device, including the response and efficiency, were studied and compared with different curing temperatures.

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