Polyaniline-Layered Rutile TiO₂ Nanorods as Alternative Photoanode in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.

ABSTRACT: In this paper, dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) performance of the less explored polymorph of TiO₂, rutile, has been explored, and its performance has been modified with polyaniline (PANI) wrapping on the surface. For this purpose, highly crystalline rutile nanorods have been synthesized without any growth-directing substrates, employing a hydrothermal treatment. Further, to understand the phase composition and morphology, the synthesized nanorods and PANI-layered nanorods have been characterized through various physicochemical methods. The synthesized rods were implemented as photoanode material for DSSCs which exhibited a photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE) of 4.28% with a high open-circuit voltage (V _OC) of 0.84 V which is highly superior to DSSC with

SUBMITTER: Roy A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6647995 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature