Characteristics of SnO2 nanofiber/TiO2 nanoparticle composite for dye-sensitized solar cells

Jiawei Gong; Hui Qiao; Sudhan Sigdel; Hytham Elbohy; Nirmal Adhikari; Zhengping Zhou; K. Sumathy; Qufu Wei; Qiquan Qiao

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Characteristics of SnO₂ nanofiber/TiO₂ nanoparticle composite for dye-sensitized solar cells

Jiawei Gong
, Hui Qiao
, Sudhan Sigdel
, Hytham Elbohy
, Nirmal Adhikari
, Zhengping Zhou
, K. Sumathy
, Qufu Wei
, Qiquan Qiao

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

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SnO₂ nanofibers and their composites based photoanodes were fabricated and investigated in the application of dye-sensitized solar cells. The photoanode made of SnO₂/TiO₂ composites yielded an over 2-fold improvement in overall conversion efficiency. The microstructure of SnO₂ nanofibers was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A compact morphology of composites was observed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A long charge diffusion length (62.42 μm) in the composites was derived from time constant in transient photovoltage and photocurrent analysis. These experimental results demonstrate that one-dimensional nanostructured SnO₂/TiO₂ composites have a great potential for application in solar cells.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	067134
Journal	AIP Advances
Volume	5
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4922626
State	Published - Jun 1 2015

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