Silver Nanoparticles as Nano Antenna for TiO<sub>2</sub> Activation and its Application in DSSC for Enhanced Performance
Keywords:
silver nanoparticles, Optical and morphological properties, Ag@P4VPAbstract
The plasmonic effects of silver nanoparticles with poly (4-vinylpyridine) as passivation nanostructure for simultaneous photon energy and electron management were investigated. SEM, UV-vis-NIR, were utilized to describe the optical and morphological properties of the prepared samples. As shown from the SEM results, the introduction of Ag@P4VP, enhances nucleation, prompting an increase in the rate of growth compared to the control. The UV-vis result demonstrates a redshift to higher wavelength, showing an increase in visible light absorption which is attributed to the intensified near field effect of the surface plasmon that emerges between TiO2 and Ag@P4VP. The functionalized samples were effectively introduced into DSSCs. The photovoltaic performances were evaluated under 100 mWcm-2 light intensity. The performance, particularly the photocurrent, and open circuit voltage of the DSSC containing Ag@P4VP NPs was remarkably enhanced by the AgNPs. The modified Ag@P4VP NPs photoanode demonstrates a short circuit current density (JSC) of 2.54 mAcm-2, a photovoltage (VOC) of 0.72 V yielding an efficiency of 1.09 %. This represents a 60.3 % enhancement in efficiency over the efficiency (0.68 %) of bare FTO without Ag@P4VP NPs.
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C. Wen, K. Ishikawa, M. Kishima, and K. Yamada, “Effects of silver particles on the photovoltaic properties of dye-sensitized TiO2 thin films,” Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 61 (2000) 339.
K. Ishikawa, C. J. Wen, K. Yamada, and T. Okubo, “The photocurrent of dye-sensitized solar cells enhanced by the surface plasmon resonance,” Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan 37 (2004) 645.
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Eli, D., Ibeh, G. J., Ige, O. O., Owolabi, J. A., Ugbe, R. U., Sherifdeen, B. O., Onimisi, M. Y., & Ali, H. (2019). Silver Nanoparticles as Nano Antenna for TiO<sub>2</sub> Activation and its Application in DSSC for Enhanced Performance. Physics Memoir - Journal of Theoretical & Applied Physics, 1(3), 88–98. Retrieved from https://physicsmemoir.org.ng/index.php/pmjtap/article/view/11
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