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Sharif AM, Ashrafuzzaman M, Kalam A, Al-Sehemi AG, Yadav P, Tripathi B, Dubey M, Du G. Green Synthesis of Pristine and Ag-Doped TiO 2 and Investigation of Their Performance as Photoanodes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:5731. [PMID: 37687423 PMCID: PMC10488965 DOI: 10.3390/ma16175731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
Abstract
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have emerged as a potential candidate for third-generation thin film solar energy conversion systems because of their outstanding optoelectronic properties, cost-effectiveness, environmental friendliness, and easy manufacturing process. The electron transport layer is one of the most essential components in DSSCs since it plays a crucial role in the device's greatest performance. Silver ions as a dopant have drawn attention in DSSC device applications because of their stability under ambient conditions, decreased charge recombination, increased efficient charge transfer, and optical, structural, and electrochemical properties. Because of these concepts, herein, we report the synthesis of pristine TiO2 using a novel green modified solvothermal simplistic method. Additionally, the prepared semiconductor nanomaterials, Ag-doped TiO2 with percentages of 1, 2, 3, and 4%, were used as photoanodes to enhance the device's performance. The obtained nanomaterials were characterized using XRD, FTIR, FE-SEM, EDS, and UV-vis techniques. The average crystallite size for pristine TiO2 and Ag-doped TiO2 with percentages of 1, 2, 3, and 4% was found to be 13 nm by using the highest intensity peaks in the XRD spectra. The Ag-doped TiO2 nanomaterials exhibited excellent photovoltaic activity as compared to pristine TiO2. The incorporation of Ag could assist in successful charge transport and minimize the charge recombination process. The DSSCs showed a Jsc of 8.336 mA/cm2, a Voc of 698 mV, and an FF of 0.422 with a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 2.45% at a Ag concentration of 4% under illumination of 100 mW/cm2 power with N719 dye, indicating an important improvement when compared to 2% Ag-doped (PCE of 0.97%) and pristine TiO2 (PCE of 0.62%).
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- Abdul Mohshen Sharif
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia; (A.M.S.); (M.A.); (A.G.A.-S.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia; (A.M.S.); (M.A.); (A.G.A.-S.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia; (A.M.S.); (M.A.); (A.G.A.-S.)
- Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia; (A.M.S.); (M.A.); (A.G.A.-S.)
- Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Solar Energy, School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Raisan, Gandhinagar 382426, India;
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- Department of Physics, School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Raisan, Gandhinagar 382426, India;
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- Soft Materials Research Laboratory, Discipline of Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Indore 453552, India;
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- Materials Institute of Atomic and Molecular Science, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China;
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MXene based 2D-2D heterostructures for Counter Electrode in third generation Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. Chem Phys Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2022.140144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mingmongkol Y, Trinh DTT, Phuinthiang P, Channei D, Ratananikom K, Nakaruk A, Khanitchaidecha W. Enhanced Photocatalytic and Photokilling Activities of Cu-Doped TiO2 Nanoparticles. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12071198. [PMID: 35407316 PMCID: PMC9000674 DOI: 10.3390/nano12071198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
In this work, metal-doped titanium dioxide (TiO2) was synthesised with the aim of improving photocatalytic degradation and antimicrobial activities; TiO2 was doped with copper (Cu) ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 wt%. The physical and chemical properties of the Cu-doped TiO2 nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method (BET) and diffuse reflection spectroscopy (DRS). The results revealed that the anatase phase of TiO2 was maintained well in all the Cu-doped TiO2 samples. No significant difference in the particle sizes or the specific surface areas was caused by increasing Cu doping. However, the band gap decreased continuously from 3.20 eV for undoped TiO2 to 3.12 eV for 1.0 wt.% Cu-doped TiO2. In addition, the 0.1 wt.% Cu-doped TiO2 displayed a much greater photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) and excellent antibacterial ability for Escherichia coli (E. coli) compared to undoped TiO2. On the other hand, the high Cu doping levels had negative impacts on the surface charge of nanoparticles and charge transfer for OH• generation, resulting in decreasing MB degradation and E. coli photokilling for 1.0 wt.% Cu-doped TiO2.
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- Yumatorn Mingmongkol
- Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand; (Y.M.); (P.P.)
- Centre of Excellence for Innovation and Technology for Water Treatment, Faculty of Engineering, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand; (D.T.T.T.); (A.N.)
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- Centre of Excellence for Innovation and Technology for Water Treatment, Faculty of Engineering, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand; (D.T.T.T.); (A.N.)
- Institute of Environmental Science & Technology, Tra Vinh University, Tra Vinh 87000, Vietnam
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand; (Y.M.); (P.P.)
- Centre of Excellence for Innovation and Technology for Water Treatment, Faculty of Engineering, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand; (D.T.T.T.); (A.N.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand;
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- Department of Science and Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Health Technology, Kalasin University, Kalasin 46000, Thailand;
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- Centre of Excellence for Innovation and Technology for Water Treatment, Faculty of Engineering, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand; (D.T.T.T.); (A.N.)
- Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand; (Y.M.); (P.P.)
- Centre of Excellence for Innovation and Technology for Water Treatment, Faculty of Engineering, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand; (D.T.T.T.); (A.N.)
- Correspondence:
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Li Y, Li X, Xu Y. Grossly warped nanographene–phenothiazine nanocomposite as photoactive layer for solar cells: Insights from theoretical study. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kaur N, Bhullar V, Singh DP, Mahajan A. Bimetallic Implanted Plasmonic Photoanodes for TiO 2 Sensitized Third Generation Solar Cells. Sci Rep 2020; 10:7657. [PMID: 32376842 PMCID: PMC7203285 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64653-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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An auspicious way to enhance the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of third generation sensitized solar cells is to improve the light harvesting ability of TiO2 sensitizer and inhibition of back recombination reactions. In the present work, we have simultaneously comprehended both the factors using stable bimetallic Au and Ag metal nanoparticles (Mnps) embedded in TiO2 with ion implantation technique at lower fluence range; and explored them in third generation dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The best performing Au-Ag implanted DSSC (Fluence- 6 × 1015 ions cm-2) revealed 87.97% enhancement in its PCE relative to unimplanted DSSC; due to plasmon induced optical and electrical effects of Mnps. Here, optimized bimetallic Au-Ag Mnps embedded in TiO2 improves light harvesting of N719 dye; due to the well matched localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) absorption band of Au and Ag with low and high energy absorption bands of N719 dye molecules, respectively. Furthermore, Au and Ag acts as charge separation centers in TiO2 that inhibit the recombination reactions occurring at photoanode/electrolyte interface via prolonging photo-generated electron lifetime; resulting in efficient inter-facial charge transportation in DSSCs.
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- Navdeep Kaur
- Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143 005, India
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- Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143 005, India
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- Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143 005, India.
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