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- Title
Plasmon enfolded TiO<sub>2</sub> hierarchical photoanode: fabrication and the performance evaluation as liquid-based dye-sensitized solar cell.
- Authors
Manikandan, V. S.; Palai, A. K.; Ramadoss, Ananthakumar; Mohanty, Smita; Navaneethan, M.
- Abstract
Alteration of the optical and photoelectrical properties of the photoanode materials are a prerequisite for improving the performance of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). In this work, Ag-decorated cauliflower-like TiO2 photoanode was fabricated and studied the photovoltaic performance. The hierarchical structured TiO2 with abundant bundles exhibited a novel matrix for Ag deposition by the photoreduction technique. It is significant that the Ag nanoparticles showed a uniform size distribution on hierarchical structured TiO2 nanorods (HNRs). The plasmonic particle enfolded photoanode-based DSSC exhibited an efficiency of 4.15%, which is higher compared to the pristine TiO2 HNR (3.83%). The progress in the efficiency of plasmon particle-based DSSC is crucial, regarding the optical properties, and reduced charge transport resistance observed from the UV visible analysis (UV-Vis) and electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS).
- Subjects
DYE-sensitized solar cells; OPTICAL properties
- Publication
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2022, Vol 33, Issue 11, p8655
- ISSN
0957-4522
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10854-021-06724-6