Enhanced photovoltaic performance using reduced graphene oxide assisted by triple-tail surfactant as an efficient and low-cost counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

A.B., Suriania and M.D., Nurhafizaha and A., Mohamed and M.H., Mamat and M.F., Malek and M.K., Ahmad and A., Pandikumar and N.M., Huang (2017) Enhanced photovoltaic performance using reduced graphene oxide assisted by triple-tail surfactant as an efficient and low-cost counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells. Optik, 139. pp. 291-298. ISSN 0030-4026

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2017.04.025

Abstract

In this work, 4-bis(neopentyloxy)-3-(neopentyloxycarbonyl)-1,4-dioxobutane-2-silphonate (TC14) surfactant assisted reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was used as a counter electrode (CE) in dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). Field emission scanning electron microscopy and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy observations revealed that the TC14-rGO film was well dispersed on fluorine-doped tin oxide surface. The TC14-rGO modified CE based DSSC showed a power conversion efficiency of 0.828%, a short current density (JSC) of 2.72 mA cm−2, an open circuit voltage (VOC) of 0.65 V, and a fill factor (FF) of 41.9 which were higher than those CE fabricated from commercially available SDS surfactant assisted rGO. Results revealed that TC14-rGO is a potential CE material to construct efficient DSSC for future solar cell applications.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Reduced graphene oxide; Energy conversion; Dye-sensitized solar cell; Nanomaterials; Counter electrode
Subjects:	T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering > TK7800-8360 Electronics
Divisions:	Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering > Department of Electrical Engineering
Depositing User:	Mrs. Siti Noraida Miskan
Date Deposited:	18 Nov 2021 06:39
Last Modified:	18 Nov 2021 06:39
URI:	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/3547

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