Light scattering effect of polyvinyl-alcohol/titanium dioxide nanofibers in the dye-sensitized solar cell
In the present work, polyvinyl-alcohol/titanium dioxide (PVA/TiO2) nanofbers are utilized as a light scattering layer (LSL) on top of the TiO2 nanoparticles photoanode. The TiO2 nanoparticles decorated PVA/TiO2 nanofbers display a power conversion efciency (PCE) of 4.06%, which is 33% higher than T...
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| author | Mustafa, Muhammad Norhaffis Shafie, Suhaidi Wahid, Mohd Haniff Sulaiman, Yusran |
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| description | In the present work, polyvinyl-alcohol/titanium dioxide (PVA/TiO2) nanofbers are utilized as a light scattering layer (LSL) on top of the TiO2 nanoparticles photoanode. The TiO2 nanoparticles decorated
PVA/TiO2 nanofbers display a power conversion efciency (PCE) of 4.06%, which is 33% higher than TiO2 nanoparticles without LSL, demonstrating the incorporation of PVA/TiO2 nanofbers as LSL
reduces the radiation loss and increases the excitation of the electron that leads to high PCE. The incorporation of PVA/TiO2 nanofbers as LSL also increases the electron life time and charge collection efciency in comparison to the TiO2 nanoparticles without LSL. |
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| spelling | upm-812262021-06-19T16:05:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81226/ Light scattering effect of polyvinyl-alcohol/titanium dioxide nanofibers in the dye-sensitized solar cell Mustafa, Muhammad Norhaffis Shafie, Suhaidi Wahid, Mohd Haniff Sulaiman, Yusran In the present work, polyvinyl-alcohol/titanium dioxide (PVA/TiO2) nanofbers are utilized as a light scattering layer (LSL) on top of the TiO2 nanoparticles photoanode. The TiO2 nanoparticles decorated PVA/TiO2 nanofbers display a power conversion efciency (PCE) of 4.06%, which is 33% higher than TiO2 nanoparticles without LSL, demonstrating the incorporation of PVA/TiO2 nanofbers as LSL reduces the radiation loss and increases the excitation of the electron that leads to high PCE. The incorporation of PVA/TiO2 nanofbers as LSL also increases the electron life time and charge collection efciency in comparison to the TiO2 nanoparticles without LSL. Nature Research 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81226/1/TITANIUM.pdf Mustafa, Muhammad Norhaffis and Shafie, Suhaidi and Wahid, Mohd Haniff and Sulaiman, Yusran (2019) Light scattering effect of polyvinyl-alcohol/titanium dioxide nanofibers in the dye-sensitized solar cell. Scientific Reports, 9. art. no. 14952. pp. 1-8. ISSN 2045-2322 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-50292-z 10.1038/s41598-019-50292-z |
| spellingShingle | Mustafa, Muhammad Norhaffis Shafie, Suhaidi Wahid, Mohd Haniff Sulaiman, Yusran Light scattering effect of polyvinyl-alcohol/titanium dioxide nanofibers in the dye-sensitized solar cell |
| title | Light scattering effect of polyvinyl-alcohol/titanium dioxide nanofibers in the dye-sensitized solar cell |
| title_full | Light scattering effect of polyvinyl-alcohol/titanium dioxide nanofibers in the dye-sensitized solar cell |
| title_fullStr | Light scattering effect of polyvinyl-alcohol/titanium dioxide nanofibers in the dye-sensitized solar cell |
| title_full_unstemmed | Light scattering effect of polyvinyl-alcohol/titanium dioxide nanofibers in the dye-sensitized solar cell |
| title_short | Light scattering effect of polyvinyl-alcohol/titanium dioxide nanofibers in the dye-sensitized solar cell |
| title_sort | light scattering effect of polyvinyl-alcohol/titanium dioxide nanofibers in the dye-sensitized solar cell |
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