Performance improvement of dye-sensitized solar cells with Ag nanoparticles

Authors

• Shahan Shah
• Zul Hazrin Zainal AbidinFollow
• I. M. Noor
• Zurina OsmanFollow
• A. K. ArofFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2023

Abstract

Light absorption by photovoltaic (PV) devices is shown to improve with the use of plasmonic silver nanoparticles (100 nm size) added to the active layer of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSCs). The electrolyte containing 2 wt.% silver nanoparticles exhibits the highest conductivity of 1.27 x 10(-2) S cm(-1). The DSSC using this electrolyte exhibits the highest efficiency of (6.99 +/- 0.15) %. The J(sc) is (14.25 +/- 0.71) mA cm(-2), V-oc is (0.70 +/- 0.01) V and FF is (69.94 +/- 3.80) %. The same DSSC also exhibits the shortest electron transport time, tau(tr) of (7.00 +/- 0.41) ms and long recombination time, tau(rec) of (87.22 +/- 9.17) ms.

Keywords

DSSCs, Guanidine Thiocyanate (GuSCN), Photoanodes, Plasmonic Effect, Silver Nanoparticles (NPs), TiO2

Publication Title

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Recommended Citation

Shah, Shahan; Abidin, Zul Hazrin Zainal; Noor, I. M.; Osman, Zurina; and Arof, A. K., "Performance improvement of dye-sensitized solar cells with Ag nanoparticles" (2023). Research Publications (2021 to 2025). 3485.
https://knova.um.edu.my/research_publications_2021_2025/3485

Divisions

PHYSICS

Funders

Institut Pengurusan dan Pemantauan Penyelidikan, Universiti Malaya (FG029-17AFR)

Volume

762

Issue

1

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Publisher Location

2-4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OR14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND