The Effect of Sintering and Soaking Temperature on the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Performance

Tika Paramitha; Tifa Paramitha; Agus Purwanto

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.827.135

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The Effect of Sintering and Soaking Temperature on the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Performance

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Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is a photoelectrochemical solar cell that is able to convert solar energy into electrical energy. Sintering of TiO₂ film and soaking process of TiO₂ film in the dye solution have significant effect on the DSSC performance. The TiO₂film was sintered at varied temperature from 200 °C to 500 °C for 60 minutes. From the efficiency test, it is found that the optimum performance of DSSC was produced when the TiO₂ film was sintered at 450 °C. In addition, the dye soaking temperature was evaluated from the temperature 40 °C to 50 °C for 6 hours. The optimum soaking temperature was 50 °C of DSSC with maximum efficiency at 2,621 %.

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Tika Paramitha, Tifa Paramitha, Agus Purwanto*

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