Effect of Anatase and Rutile Phase Microspheres Composition on Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Photoanode Performance

Authors

  • M Kandasamy K. Ramakrishnan College of Technology, Samayapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 621 112, India
  • S Murugesan Department of Inorganic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, India
  • Mohammed M Alam Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
  • M Selvaraj Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56042/ijpap.v60i2.56579

Keywords:

Mesoporous TiO2 microspheres, Nanocrystalline materials, Dye-sensitized solar cells, Phase transition, Solar energy materials

Abstract

The effect of calcination temperature on the phase stability of solvothermally synthesized mesoporous anatase TiO2 microspheres has been investigated through X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. Morphological change owing to anatase to rutile phase transformation has been examined by transmission electron microscopy. Dye-sensitized Solar Cell with anatase TiO2 microspheres photoanode exhibits good photovoltaic performance with an overall cell efficiency of 4.47 %. Calcination above 900 °C reduces the efficiency. Incident Photon to Current Conversion Efficiency (IPCE) studies reveals that the TiO2 microspheres calcined at 700 °C have high IPCE due to high dye loading owing to its high surface area and porous structure.

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2023-06-01

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Vol. 60 No. 2 (2022): Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics

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Effect of Anatase and Rutile Phase Microspheres Composition on Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Photoanode Performance. (2023). Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Physics (IJPAP), 60(2), 126-130. https://doi.org/10.56042/ijpap.v60i2.56579

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