Effect of anatase TiO2 overlayer on the photovoltaic properties of rutile phase nanostructured dye-sensitized solar cell

Author

Ahmad, Mohd Khairul ; Kenji, Matsumoto

Author_Institution

Microelectron. & Nanotechnol.-Shamsuddin Res. Centre (MiNT-SRC) & Fac. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Malaysia

fYear

2013

fDate

25-27 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

262

Lastpage

264

Abstract

Titanium Dioxide (TiO₂) optoelectronic devices and a potential material for the future solar cell applications. In this study, the combination of anatase-phased TiO₂ layer and rutile-phased TiO₂ nanorods and nanoflowers film will be studied. Anatase-phased TiO2 layer was deposited using Spray Pyrolysis Deposition method and rutile-phased TiO₂ nanorods and nanoflowers film were prepared by hydrothermal method using steel made autoclave. Crystalline structures, morphology characteristics of combinated films were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) and power conversion efficiency.

Keywords

X-ray diffraction; dye-sensitised solar cells; nanorods; optoelectronic devices; scanning electron microscopes; titanium compounds; FE-SEM; TiO₂; X-ray diffraction; XRD; anatase overlayer; crystalline structures; field emission scanning electron microscope; morphology characteristics; nanoflowers film; nanorods; optoelectronic devices; photovoltaic properties; power conversion efficiency; rutile phase nanostructured dye-sensitized solar cell; spray pyrolysis deposition method; Electrodes; Films; Glass; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Titanium;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Micro and Nanoelectronics (RSM), 2013 IEEE Regional Symposium on

Conference_Location

Langkawi

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-1181-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RSM.2013.6706525

Filename

6706525