Enhanced N719 Dye Adsorption onto Ca and La Doped Mesoporous TiO2 Anodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

• Published in: Journal of electronic materials Vol. 50; no. 10; pp. 5788 - 5795
• Main Authors: Rafieh, Alwani Imanah, Ekanayake, Piyasiri, Nakajima, Hideki, Mahadi, Abdul Hanif, Abu, Masanizan, Don, Muna Fathiah, Lim, Chee Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.10.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adsorption; Anode effect; Calcium; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Doping; Dye-sensitized solar cells; Dyes; Efficiency; Electronics and Microelectronics; Fine structure; High temperature; Instrumentation; Isotherms; Lanthanum; Materials Science; Nanoparticles; Nucleation; Optical and Electronic Materials; Original Research Article; Photovoltaic cells; Solid State Physics; Titanium dioxide; X ray absorption; N719 dye sensitizer; titanium dioxide; mesoporous; Doping; dye-sensitized solar cell

Calcium (Ca) and lanthanum (La) doping into mesoporous TiO 2 prevents nucleation and growth of particles during synthesis and calcination at high temperature, resulting in smaller particle sizes and a decrease in the band gap of TiO 2 . These collectively have a positive affect on the efficiency of...