• 文献标题:   Effect of TiO2-graphene nanocomposite photoanode on dye-sensitized solar cell performance
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ESHAGHI A, AGHAEI AA
  • 作者关键词:   photoanode, graphene, nanocomposite, dyesensitized solar cell, efficiency
  • 出版物名称:   BULLETIN OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   0250-4707 EI 0973-7669
  • 通讯作者地址:   Maleke Ashtar Univ Technol
  • 被引频次:   17
  • DOI:   10.1007/s12034-015-0998-5
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

In this research work, graphene TiO2 photoanodes with various graphene concentrations (0, 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2 wt%) were deposited on fluorine tin oxide glass substrates as working electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells. The structure, morphology, surface composition and dye adsorption of the photoanodes were investigated by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy, respectively. The photocurrent-voltage characteristics of the dye-sensitized solar cells were examined using a solar simulator. The results indicated that the dye adsorption on photoanode surfaces increases with the increase in the graphene content. In addition, dye-sensitized solar cells efficiency increases with the increase in the graphene content to 1.5 wt% and then decreased. The efficiency of the dyesensitized solar cell, based on the TiO2-1.5 wt% graphene nanocomposite, increased by 42% with respect to the pristine sample.