2019•AIP conference proceedingsRequires access
Investigation of electrical properties of dye sensitized solar cells based on thin film electrodes
Varsha Yadav, Saral Kumar Gupta, Ajay Singh Verma, Nidhi Sharma, Jyoti Chaudhary, Chandra Mohan Singh Negi
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Abstract
For electricity production with zero emission Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) shows a great potential having a low cost fabrication solar cell devices. In this research, we have used two types of modified titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles as photoanodes for DSSC, such as commercial TiO2 paste, and synthesis TiO2 paste. These TiO2 compact layers were coated on FTO (Fluorine doped Tin Oxide) coated conductive glass substrates using doctor blade technique. Then, a freshly prepared solution of iodide – triiodide, and Ruthenium (II) dye (N719), were used as electrolyte and the dye, respectively. A platinum (Pt) coated FTO was used as a counter electrode. The J-V characteristics for all the devices were obtained under light evaluating their performance and to calculate the power conversion efficiency.