Enhancing the performance of dye-sensitized solar cell using nano-sized erbium oxide on titanium oxide photoanode by impregnation route

Enhancing the performance of dye-sensitized solar cell using nano-sized erbium oxide on titanium oxide photoanode by impregnation route

Modification of conventional photoanode with oxide nanoparticles is a practical tactic to improve the performance of electrochemical devices. In this study, erbium oxide (Er2O3) nanoparticles were mixed with the TiO2 paste and photovoltaic performance of the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) was inve...

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Main Authors: S.H.A. Ahmad, Amir Al-Ahmed, Abbas Saeed Hakeem, Thamraa Alshahrani, Q. Mahmood, Umer Mehmood, H.A. Qayyum, Muhammad Younas, Muhammad Illyas, H. Dafalla, Rahila Jawaid, A. Laref, Anya Josefa Yago
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology
Subjects:
Nanoparticles
Power
Photoanode
Light conversion
Erbium oxide
Solar cell
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666469021000324
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spelling doaj-01dc5483e787458f8be216760f0b3ab92021-08-20T04:36:35ZengElsevierJournal of Photochemistry and Photobiology2666-46902021-09-017100047Enhancing the performance of dye-sensitized solar cell using nano-sized erbium oxide on titanium oxide photoanode by impregnation routeS.H.A. Ahmad0Amir Al-Ahmed1Abbas Saeed Hakeem2Thamraa Alshahrani3Q. Mahmood4Umer Mehmood5H.A. Qayyum6Muhammad Younas7Muhammad Illyas8H. Dafalla9Rahila Jawaid10A. Laref11Anya Josefa Yago12School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia; Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy (CORERE), Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author at: School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy (CORERE), Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaCenter of Research Excellence in Nanotechnology (CENT), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, 11671 Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Physics, college of science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi ArabiaCenter of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy (CORERE), Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia; Polymer and Process Engineering Department, University of engineering and technology Lahore, PakistanDepartment of Physics, College of General studies, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia; Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Energy and Storage, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Physics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaCenter for Environment and Water, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaCentre for Engineering Research, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biosciences, University of Wah, Wah, PakistanDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451 King Saudi ArabiaCentre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, AustraliaModification of conventional photoanode with oxide nanoparticles is a practical tactic to improve the performance of electrochemical devices. In this study, erbium oxide (Er2O3) nanoparticles were mixed with the TiO2 paste and photovoltaic performance of the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) was investigated. The highest power conversion efficiency of 6.39% was reached with the 1 wt.% of Er2O3 in photoanode, while in the similar condition the device with the pure TiO2 photoanode achieved the power conversion efficiency of 3.54%. This improvement in the power conversion efficiency was attributed to declining in charge recombination, improved open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current due to the presence of the critical amount of Er2O3. XPS analysis confirms the structural coherence between the Er2O3 and TiO2, which enhanced the optical performance of the composite photoanode. Composite photoanodes were further characterized by FESEM-EDX, XRD, and AFM for structural and morphological studies.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666469021000324NanoparticlesPowerPhotoanodeLight conversionErbium oxideSolar cell
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author S.H.A. Ahmad
Amir Al-Ahmed
Abbas Saeed Hakeem
Thamraa Alshahrani
Q. Mahmood
Umer Mehmood
H.A. Qayyum
Muhammad Younas
Muhammad Illyas
H. Dafalla
Rahila Jawaid
A. Laref
Anya Josefa Yago
spellingShingle S.H.A. Ahmad
Amir Al-Ahmed
Abbas Saeed Hakeem
Thamraa Alshahrani
Q. Mahmood
Umer Mehmood
H.A. Qayyum
Muhammad Younas
Muhammad Illyas
H. Dafalla
Rahila Jawaid
A. Laref
Anya Josefa Yago
Enhancing the performance of dye-sensitized solar cell using nano-sized erbium oxide on titanium oxide photoanode by impregnation route
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology
Nanoparticles
Power
Photoanode
Light conversion
Erbium oxide
Solar cell
author_facet S.H.A. Ahmad
Amir Al-Ahmed
Abbas Saeed Hakeem
Thamraa Alshahrani
Q. Mahmood
Umer Mehmood
H.A. Qayyum
Muhammad Younas
Muhammad Illyas
H. Dafalla
Rahila Jawaid
A. Laref
Anya Josefa Yago
author_sort S.H.A. Ahmad
title Enhancing the performance of dye-sensitized solar cell using nano-sized erbium oxide on titanium oxide photoanode by impregnation route
title_short Enhancing the performance of dye-sensitized solar cell using nano-sized erbium oxide on titanium oxide photoanode by impregnation route
title_full Enhancing the performance of dye-sensitized solar cell using nano-sized erbium oxide on titanium oxide photoanode by impregnation route
title_fullStr Enhancing the performance of dye-sensitized solar cell using nano-sized erbium oxide on titanium oxide photoanode by impregnation route
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing the performance of dye-sensitized solar cell using nano-sized erbium oxide on titanium oxide photoanode by impregnation route
title_sort enhancing the performance of dye-sensitized solar cell using nano-sized erbium oxide on titanium oxide photoanode by impregnation route
publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology
issn 2666-4690
publishDate 2021-09-01
description Modification of conventional photoanode with oxide nanoparticles is a practical tactic to improve the performance of electrochemical devices. In this study, erbium oxide (Er2O3) nanoparticles were mixed with the TiO2 paste and photovoltaic performance of the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) was investigated. The highest power conversion efficiency of 6.39% was reached with the 1 wt.% of Er2O3 in photoanode, while in the similar condition the device with the pure TiO2 photoanode achieved the power conversion efficiency of 3.54%. This improvement in the power conversion efficiency was attributed to declining in charge recombination, improved open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current due to the presence of the critical amount of Er2O3. XPS analysis confirms the structural coherence between the Er2O3 and TiO2, which enhanced the optical performance of the composite photoanode. Composite photoanodes were further characterized by FESEM-EDX, XRD, and AFM for structural and morphological studies.
topic Nanoparticles
Power
Photoanode
Light conversion
Erbium oxide
Solar cell
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666469021000324
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