Novel spray pyrolysis for dye-sensitized solar cell

Senthilnathan, V.; Ganesan, S.

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J. Renewable Sustainable Energy 2, 063102 (2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3517228 (15 pages)

Novel spray pyrolysis for dye-sensitized solar cell

V. Senthilnathan¹ and S. Ganesan²

¹Department of Physics, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore 641049, India
²Department of Physics, Government College of Technology, Coimbatore 641013, India

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(Received 16 July 2010; accepted 8 October 2010; published online 10 December 2010)

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In the area of photovoltaic, the silicon solar cell is the most popular and it has issues such as stability and scaling up cost. On the other hand, a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is one of the most promising candidates for a high-performance solar cell in the next generation, since it is fabricated by a simple manufacture process at relatively low cost. The focus of interest in this research paper is to mention the usage of maiden single and simple apparatus of spray pyrolysis thin film deposition to fabricate the electrode and counterelectrode for DSSC. It involves the novelties introduced in the instrumentation of the apparatus and the characterizations (x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, and atomic force microscopy) of the prepared thin films for the fabricated DSSC. In this work, the pomegranate fruit dye is used to sensitize the nano-TiO₂.

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INTRODUCTION
INNOVATIVE DESIGN USING MICROCONTROLLER
INNOVATIVE DESIGN OF AN INCLINED ROTATING SUBSTRATE
TESTING AND OPTIMIZATION OF THE FABRICATED EQUIPMENT
EXPERIMENTAL
1. Preparation of SnO–F (TCO) for electrode and counterelectrode
2. Preparation of TiO₂ compact layer
3. Preparation of mesoporous TiO₂ layer
4. Dye sensitization
5. Preparation of counterelectrode, electrolytes, and DSSC assembling
6. Photovoltaic experiment
  1. I-V characteristics
7. Other characterization experiments
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
1. XRD, SEM, and AFM analysis of SnO–F and TiO₂ thin films by spray pyrolysis
2. Photovoltaic characterization
3. Advantages of this novel apparatus for the fabrication of DSSC (comparison)
4. Advantages of SnO–F electrode and counterelectrode (comparison)
5. Natural (pomegranate fruit) dye sensitization
6. Advantages of TiO₂ thin film by this novel apparatus (comparison)
7. Future for DSSC
CONCLUSION

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dyes, electrodes, photovoltaic cells, pyrolysis, solar cells, spray coating techniques, titanium compounds

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88.40.jr

Organic photovoltaics
88.40.H-

Solar cells (photovoltaics)
81.15.Rs

Spray coating techniques
81.05.Cy

Elemental semiconductors

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