One-step hydrothermal synthesis of Ag decorated TiO2 nanoparticles for dye-sensitized solar cell application

Yong Xiang Dong; Xuan Liang Wang; En Mei Jin; Sang Mun Jeong; Bo Jin; See Hoon Lee

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2018.12.062

One-step hydrothermal synthesis of Ag decorated TiO₂ nanoparticles for dye-sensitized solar cell application

Yong Xiang Dong
, Xuan Liang Wang
, En Mei Jin
, Sang Mun Jeong^*
, Bo Jin
, See Hoon Lee

^*Corresponding author for this work

Major of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering

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Abstract

Over the past few years, many efforts have been made to develop efficient visible light-activated photovoltaic materials. In this study, the Ag-TiO₂ nanoparticles were synthesized by using the hydrothermal method. Ag-TiO₂ nanoparticles showed significantly higher visible light absorption and better photovoltaic activity than anatase TiO₂. TiO₂ nanoparticles were decorated with different concentrations of Ag to improve their photovoltaic properties. All the as-prepared TiO₂ and Ag-TiO₂ nanoparticles showed a pure anatase crystalline structure. In addition, the Ag-doped nanoparticles showed broader absorption edges (which shifted to higher wavelengths) than the undoped nanoparticles. The solar conversion efficiency (η) of 0.1M Ag-decorated (Ag_0.1-TiO₂) nanoparticle-based dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) was 6.44%, which is ∼22% higher than that of the TiO₂ nanoparticle-based DSSC (η of 5.05%).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1207-1212
Number of pages	6
Journal	Renewable Energy
Volume	135
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.12.062
State	Published - 2019.05

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Keywords

Ag-TiO
Dye-sensitized solar cell
Hydrothermal synthesis
Photovoltaic activity
Visible light absorption

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Engineering - Electrical & Electronic

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