Journal of Advanced Materials and Technologies

Journal of Advanced Materials and Technologies

Fabrication of Dye sensitized solar cell by spherical and Nano pore TiO2 structure

Document Type : Research Note Article

Authors
M. Hossein pour 1
J. Shahrivar 2
S. Nikbin 3
H. Kazerooni 4
1 Department of Chemistry, University of Kashan, Iran
2 Department of Materials, University of Amir Kabir, Iran
3 Young Researchers and Elite Club, Iran
4 Department of Chemistry engineering, University of Amir Kabir, Iran
10.30501/jamt.2635.70271
Abstract
The present work studies new proposed formation of Titanium Dioxide for fabricating Dye sensitized solar cells, (DSSCs). Titanium Dioxide was synthesized by hydrothermal method. Deposition of the layers performed with electrophoretic method. In addition, materials used to synthesis are inexpensive. Two structures have been synthesized in different spheres of nanometer dimensions with diameter in rang 400-500 nm and the other with nano pore in rang 20-50 nm. The efficiencies of these Cells are reliable and repeatable. Morphologies and crystal structures were studied by Scanning electron microscopy and XRD pattern respectively. The obtained power conversion efficiencies for DSSCs sensitized with these processes were 3.8 and 6.1 percent respectively.
shear stresses in TGO layer were also calculated and the results show these stresses are 35% lower than micro ones. Modeling results validates long life time of nano-structured coatings.
Keywords
coating
thermal barrier
nano-structured
modeling
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Journal of Advanced Materials and Technologies
Volume 3, Issue 3
Autumn 2014
Pages 43-47

  • Receive Date 17 May 2014
  • Revise Date 19 August 2014
  • Accept Date 08 September 2014