Natural dye-sensitized solar cells (NDSSCs) have gained considerable attention in the field of solar energy due to their simple fabrication, good efficiency, and low production cost. Natural dyes are environmentally and economically superior to ruthenium-based dyes because they are nontoxic and cheap. However, the conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells based on natural dyes is low. One way to improve the DSSC performance is to enhance the absorptivity of extracted natural dyes. We investigated the influence of various factors in the extraction process, such as utilization of different extraction approaches, the acidity of extraction solvent, and different compounds of solvents on the optical absorption spectra. It was found that we could considerably enhance the optical absorptivity of dye and consequently the performance of DSSC by choosing a proper mixture of ethanol, methanol and water. In this study, a photo electrode using ZnO doped TiO2 nanoparticles was prepared by sol-gel method. In this paper we investigate the optical absorption, functional group, surface morphology and elementary composition of pure TiO2, ZnO doped TiO2 nanoparticles and opuntia prickly pear dye extract by using UV-Visible, PL-Studies, FT-IR, FE-SEM and EDS analysis. Finally photocurrent-voltaic characterization of nanocrystaline natural dye solar cell using I-V studies. It was found that the levels of short-circuit current (Jsc), open-circuit voltage (Voc), fill factor (FF) and overall conversion efficiency (η).
Photocatalytic degradation of some organic dyes under solar light irradiation...Iranian Chemical Society
Nanoparticles of the ZnO and TiO2 were synthesized and the physicochemical properties of the compounds were characterized by IR, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The XRD patterns of the ZnO and TiO2 nanoparticles could be indexed to hexagonal and rutile phase, respectively. Aggregated nanoparticles of ZnO and TiO2 with spherical-like shapes were observed with particle diameter in the range of 80-100 nm. These nanoparticles were used for photocatalytic degradation of various dyes, Rhodamine B (RhB), Methylene blue (MB) and Acridine orange (AO) under solar light irradiation at room temperature. Effect of the amount of catalyst on the rate of photodegradation was investigated. In general, because ZnO is unstable, due to incongruous dissolution to yield Zn(OH)2 on the ZnO particle surfaces and thus leading to catalyst inactivation,the catalytic activity of the system for photodegradation of dyes decreased dramatically when TiO2 was replaced by ZnO.
PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF RB21 DYE BY TIO2 AND ZNO UNDER NATURAL SUNLIGHT...IAEME Publication
The present work aims to degrade the RB21 dye from synthetic wastewater using
semiconductors TiO2 and ZnO. The activity of photocatalytic degradation process of dye was
carried out using different light sources of 900 W/m
2
intensity in natural sunlight from 02:00 to
04:00 pm with 48°C temperature in Ahmedabad city in the month of May, 600 Watt microwave
oven and high pressure UV-light photocatalytic reactor of wavelength 200-450 nm. All the
experiments were performed with dye concentration 50 mg/L, catalyst dosage 0.8 g, pH 7, room
temperature, irradiation time 240 min followed by 30 min in dark. All the samples were collected at
different time intervals of 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 210, 240 min for the analysis of COD
degradation and color removal. The best performances was achieved using high pressure UVphotocatalytic
reactor using TiO2. The successful result obtained using TiO2is 80% COD
degradation and 99% color removal followed by 75% COD and 99% color removal with ZnO.
Chemical kinetics was found to follow first order mechanism. The formation of intermediate
compounds and identification of the final products were carried out using LCMS/MS analysis and
FT-IR techniques.
Synthesis and characterization of nano tio2 via different methodshena78
Titanium Dioxide nanoparticles are the ultra fine particles Particles of titanium dioxide (TiO2) have the diameters less than 100 nm. It is believed to be one of the three most produced nanomaterials , along with silicon dioxide nanoparticles and zinc oxide nanoparticles.
Synthesis and characterization of zno thin films deposited by chemical bath t...eSAT Journals
Abstract ZnO thin films have been deposited on silica glass substrate using the chemical bath deposition technique. The precursors used were zinc chloride and aqueous ammonia. The solution was stirred continuously with the help of a magnetic stirrer at a bath temperature of 70 oC and a deposition time of 70 minutes. The elemental composition and the surface morphology were studied using energy dispersive and scanning electron microscopy. The band gap was 2.72, 2.66, 2.60 eV for as-deposited, annealed at 200 oC and 300 oC respectively. There was a red shift in the band gap energy as the annealing temperature was increased. This might be due to an improvement in the crystallinity of the ZnO thin films. Index Terms: Zinc oxide, chemical bath, band gap, annealing
Photocatalytic degradation of some organic dyes under solar light irradiation...Iranian Chemical Society
Nanoparticles of the ZnO and TiO2 were synthesized and the physicochemical properties of the compounds were characterized by IR, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The XRD patterns of the ZnO and TiO2 nanoparticles could be indexed to hexagonal and rutile phase, respectively. Aggregated nanoparticles of ZnO and TiO2 with spherical-like shapes were observed with particle diameter in the range of 80-100 nm. These nanoparticles were used for photocatalytic degradation of various dyes, Rhodamine B (RhB), Methylene blue (MB) and Acridine orange (AO) under solar light irradiation at room temperature. Effect of the amount of catalyst on the rate of photodegradation was investigated. In general, because ZnO is unstable, due to incongruous dissolution to yield Zn(OH)2 on the ZnO particle surfaces and thus leading to catalyst inactivation,the catalytic activity of the system for photodegradation of dyes decreased dramatically when TiO2 was replaced by ZnO.
PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF RB21 DYE BY TIO2 AND ZNO UNDER NATURAL SUNLIGHT...IAEME Publication
The present work aims to degrade the RB21 dye from synthetic wastewater using
semiconductors TiO2 and ZnO. The activity of photocatalytic degradation process of dye was
carried out using different light sources of 900 W/m
2
intensity in natural sunlight from 02:00 to
04:00 pm with 48°C temperature in Ahmedabad city in the month of May, 600 Watt microwave
oven and high pressure UV-light photocatalytic reactor of wavelength 200-450 nm. All the
experiments were performed with dye concentration 50 mg/L, catalyst dosage 0.8 g, pH 7, room
temperature, irradiation time 240 min followed by 30 min in dark. All the samples were collected at
different time intervals of 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 210, 240 min for the analysis of COD
degradation and color removal. The best performances was achieved using high pressure UVphotocatalytic
reactor using TiO2. The successful result obtained using TiO2is 80% COD
degradation and 99% color removal followed by 75% COD and 99% color removal with ZnO.
Chemical kinetics was found to follow first order mechanism. The formation of intermediate
compounds and identification of the final products were carried out using LCMS/MS analysis and
FT-IR techniques.
Synthesis and characterization of nano tio2 via different methodshena78
Titanium Dioxide nanoparticles are the ultra fine particles Particles of titanium dioxide (TiO2) have the diameters less than 100 nm. It is believed to be one of the three most produced nanomaterials , along with silicon dioxide nanoparticles and zinc oxide nanoparticles.
Synthesis and characterization of zno thin films deposited by chemical bath t...eSAT Journals
Abstract ZnO thin films have been deposited on silica glass substrate using the chemical bath deposition technique. The precursors used were zinc chloride and aqueous ammonia. The solution was stirred continuously with the help of a magnetic stirrer at a bath temperature of 70 oC and a deposition time of 70 minutes. The elemental composition and the surface morphology were studied using energy dispersive and scanning electron microscopy. The band gap was 2.72, 2.66, 2.60 eV for as-deposited, annealed at 200 oC and 300 oC respectively. There was a red shift in the band gap energy as the annealing temperature was increased. This might be due to an improvement in the crystallinity of the ZnO thin films. Index Terms: Zinc oxide, chemical bath, band gap, annealing
Characterization of different dopants in TiO2 Structure by Pulsed Laser Dep...sarmad
Characterization of different dopants in TiO2 Structure by Pulsed Laser Deposition
A thesis submitted By: Khaled Z.Yahya
Supervised by: Prof.Dr. Adawiya J.Haider Prof.Dr. Raad M.S.Al-Haddad
degradation of pollution and photocatalysisPraveen Vaidya
The presentation deals with the use of conduction of photocatalytic reaction using the transition metal doped transparent semiconducting thinfilms. The precursor to film is prepared by the SILAR method, which is a chemical method.
Preparation, characterization and application of sonochemically doped fe3+ in...eSAT Journals
Abstract In this present study, mechanistic investigation of ultrasound–assisted dye decolorization/degradation was investigated using sonochemically prepared Fe3+ doped ZnO. Fe3+ doped ZnO nanoparticle was prepared under ultrasound (20 kHz) irradiation using a doping concentration of 2 wt% of Fe(III). To investigate the catalytic activity of Fe3+ doped ZnO, Acid Red 14 (azo dye) was chosen for decolorization/degradation using sonolysis, photocatalysis and sono–photocatalysis processes. To study the influence of dopant onto structure, crystallinity, and optical properties, different analytical analyses were performed such as X–ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Zeta potential, Delsa Nano Particle Size Analyzer (PSA), Vibrating Sample Magnetometer analysis (VSM) and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE–SEM) etc. For photocatalytic experiments, a blended high pressure mercury UV lamp with maximum peak emission at 365 nm was used. The decolorization/degradation of dye with modified photocatalyst showed faster reaction kinetics under sono–photocatalytic process. Ultrasound showed an additive effect for degradation/decolorization process. The maximum decolorization of AR14 was achieved (~ 82%) under sono–photocatlytic process with an initial dye concentration of 20 ppm. The sono–photocatalysis process showed 1.4 – 1.6 higher reaction rates with Fe–doped ZnO than pure ZnO. Index Terms: ZnO, Fe–ZnO, Fe-doped ZnO, Sonocatalytic, Photocatalytic, Advanced Oxidation Process, AOP
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
A Simple Thermal Treatment Synthesis and Characterization of Ni-Zn Ferrite (N...IOSR Journals
Cubic structured nickel-zinc ferrite nanoparticles (Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4) have been synthesized by thermal treatment method. This simple procedure employed an aqueous solution containing only metal nitrates as precursors, polyvinyl pyrrolidone as a capping agent, and deionized water as a solvent. The solution was thoroughly stirred for 2 hour, dried at 353 K for 3 hour, the dried material crushed into powder and calcined the powder at 873 K to remove organic substances and crystallize the particles. The microstructure properties of the prepared ferrite nanoparticles were measured using FTIR, XRD, TEM, and EDX and the magnetic properties were determined using VSM and EPR. The average particle size increased from 7 to 22 nm with the increase of calcination temperature from 723 to 873 K. The saturation magnetization, coercivity field, and g-factor increased respectively from 24 emu/g, 11 G, and 2.0673at 723 K to 38 emu/g, 60 G, and 2.1227 at 873 K. This method offers simplicity, a low cost, and an environmentally friendly operation since it produces no by-product effluents.
BIOSYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLE USING FICUS RELI...Arvind Singh Heer
The objective of this study is to synthesize zinc oxide nanostructures
with the most practical ways by using Ficus Religiosa leaves extract
and characterize the nanostructures. ZnO nanoparticles were
synthesized using Zinc Nitrate (Zn(NO3)2) as a precursor and Ficus
Religiosa leaves extract solvent and distilled water were used as
medium. ZnO nanoparticles were characterized by using XRD, UVVisible
spectroscopy, EDX and SEM, FTIR. Result of EDX
characterization shows that the ZnO nanoparticles has good purity with
(Zinc content of- 72.48% and; Oxygen content of- 27.52%). XRD
result spectrum displays mainly oxygen and zinc peaks, which indicate
the crystallinity in nature as exhibited. SEM micrographs shows that
synthesized ZnO have a cubical structure. The obtained ZnO
nanoparticles are homogenous and consistent in size which corresponds to the XRD result
that exhibit good crystallinity.
Photo-electrocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanotubes prepared with two-step anod...Iranian Chemical Society
To improve the photo-catalytic degradation of salicylic acid, we reported the fabrication of ordered TiO2 nanotube arrays by a simple and effective two-step anodization method and then these TiO2 nanotubes treated in a methanol solution under UV light irradiation. The TiO2 nanotubes prepared in the two-step anodization process showed better photo-catalytic activity than TiO2 nanotubes prepared in one-step anodization process. Also, compared with TiO2 nanotubes without the UV pretreatment, the TiO2 nanotubes pretreated in a methanol solution under UV light irradiation exhibited significant enhancements in both photocurrent and activity. The treated TiO2 nanotubes exhibited a 5-fold enhancement in photocurrent and a 2.5-fold increase in the photo-catalytic degradation of salicylic acid. Also the effect of addition of persulfate and periodate on the photo-catalytic degradation of salicylic acid were investigated. The results showed that the degradation efficiency of salicylic acid increased with increasing persulfate and periodate concentrations. These treated TiO2 nanotubes are promising candidates for practical photochemical reactors.
Application of mixed colloidal magnetic fluid of single domain Fe3O4 and NiFe...IJERA Editor
Ferrofluids are stable suspensions of colloidal ferrimagnetic particles in suitable non – magnetic carrier liquids. They have attracted a lot of attention from scientists and engineers due to their many interesting properties and applications in various branches of engineering. The present work reports the performance of colloidal fluid of single domain nanoparticles of NiFe2O4 and Fe3O4. The thermal properties and its dynamics on magnetization as well as its effect on thermal conductivity on the colloidal fluid are studied here. Advantages of the increased thermal conductivity and optimization of magnetization of mixed colloidal fluid is used to extract the heat from voice coil. Nanoparticles of 21 nm of Fe3O4 and 12 nm of NiFe2O4 are used for mixed colloidal fluid. The suspension of particles is achieved by coating the nanoparticles with mono-corboxylic group on both the types of particles. The higher size (21 nm of Fe3O4 and 12 nm of NiFe2O4) particles are taken for synthesizing colloidal fluid, to have magnetic property of mixed colloidal liquid at elevated temperature of voice coil of speaker (Higher sized particles gives better magnetization). Oil is used as a carrier. Mixed magnetic colloidal fluid is used as a medium for damping so that noise is reduced at higher temperature of voice coil
Synthesis, Characterization, Synergic Adsorption Photocatalytic Studies of No...ijtsrd
In this study Nano Zinc oxide and Titanium Oxide synthesized using Dextrose as fuel by solution combustion method. Thus obtained powder particle is characterized for their purity, porosity, stability, particle size and stoichiometry by FT IR, XRD, SEM EDAX, TEM, PL and UV VIS DRS Spectrum techniques. The Synthesis of Zinc oxide nanoparticles has high photo catalytic activity. The proposed mechanism for the photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine Blue dye by ZnO was found to be due to the formation of hydroxyl radicals, which are active species in the photocatalytic reactions. The prepared catalyst was found to be stable and reusable for industrial application. V. Ramya | S. Indhumathi "Synthesis, Characterization, Synergic Adsorption- Photocatalytic Studies of Novel ZnO Nanoparticle" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-4 , June 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd50302.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/chemistry/analytical-chemistry/50302/synthesis-characterization-synergic-adsorption-photocatalytic-studies-of-novel-zno-nanoparticle/v-ramya
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Incorporated with Tio2 -ZnO NanoparticlesScientific Review SR
We demonstrated an improvement in efficiency of Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) decorated with
zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) through successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR). A series of
ZnO with different SILAR cycles were synthesized on TiO
2 that has been pre-grown on fluorine tin oxide (FTO)
glass slides. The performance of DSSCs containing ZnO NPs was significantly affected. The photovoltaic (PV)
performance decreased with increasing number of SILAR cycles from two SILAR cycles to four SILAR cycles,
the best performance was achieved using the anodes prepared with two SILAR cycles. The best cell shows a
conversion efficiency (η) of 0.0064 %. The cell exhibits ~ 2.13 improvement over the performance (0.0030 %) of
bare FTO-based device. The related PV performance enhancement mechanism is discussed
Characterization of different dopants in TiO2 Structure by Pulsed Laser Dep...sarmad
Characterization of different dopants in TiO2 Structure by Pulsed Laser Deposition
A thesis submitted By: Khaled Z.Yahya
Supervised by: Prof.Dr. Adawiya J.Haider Prof.Dr. Raad M.S.Al-Haddad
degradation of pollution and photocatalysisPraveen Vaidya
The presentation deals with the use of conduction of photocatalytic reaction using the transition metal doped transparent semiconducting thinfilms. The precursor to film is prepared by the SILAR method, which is a chemical method.
Preparation, characterization and application of sonochemically doped fe3+ in...eSAT Journals
Abstract In this present study, mechanistic investigation of ultrasound–assisted dye decolorization/degradation was investigated using sonochemically prepared Fe3+ doped ZnO. Fe3+ doped ZnO nanoparticle was prepared under ultrasound (20 kHz) irradiation using a doping concentration of 2 wt% of Fe(III). To investigate the catalytic activity of Fe3+ doped ZnO, Acid Red 14 (azo dye) was chosen for decolorization/degradation using sonolysis, photocatalysis and sono–photocatalysis processes. To study the influence of dopant onto structure, crystallinity, and optical properties, different analytical analyses were performed such as X–ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Zeta potential, Delsa Nano Particle Size Analyzer (PSA), Vibrating Sample Magnetometer analysis (VSM) and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE–SEM) etc. For photocatalytic experiments, a blended high pressure mercury UV lamp with maximum peak emission at 365 nm was used. The decolorization/degradation of dye with modified photocatalyst showed faster reaction kinetics under sono–photocatalytic process. Ultrasound showed an additive effect for degradation/decolorization process. The maximum decolorization of AR14 was achieved (~ 82%) under sono–photocatlytic process with an initial dye concentration of 20 ppm. The sono–photocatalysis process showed 1.4 – 1.6 higher reaction rates with Fe–doped ZnO than pure ZnO. Index Terms: ZnO, Fe–ZnO, Fe-doped ZnO, Sonocatalytic, Photocatalytic, Advanced Oxidation Process, AOP
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
A Simple Thermal Treatment Synthesis and Characterization of Ni-Zn Ferrite (N...IOSR Journals
Cubic structured nickel-zinc ferrite nanoparticles (Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4) have been synthesized by thermal treatment method. This simple procedure employed an aqueous solution containing only metal nitrates as precursors, polyvinyl pyrrolidone as a capping agent, and deionized water as a solvent. The solution was thoroughly stirred for 2 hour, dried at 353 K for 3 hour, the dried material crushed into powder and calcined the powder at 873 K to remove organic substances and crystallize the particles. The microstructure properties of the prepared ferrite nanoparticles were measured using FTIR, XRD, TEM, and EDX and the magnetic properties were determined using VSM and EPR. The average particle size increased from 7 to 22 nm with the increase of calcination temperature from 723 to 873 K. The saturation magnetization, coercivity field, and g-factor increased respectively from 24 emu/g, 11 G, and 2.0673at 723 K to 38 emu/g, 60 G, and 2.1227 at 873 K. This method offers simplicity, a low cost, and an environmentally friendly operation since it produces no by-product effluents.
BIOSYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLE USING FICUS RELI...Arvind Singh Heer
The objective of this study is to synthesize zinc oxide nanostructures
with the most practical ways by using Ficus Religiosa leaves extract
and characterize the nanostructures. ZnO nanoparticles were
synthesized using Zinc Nitrate (Zn(NO3)2) as a precursor and Ficus
Religiosa leaves extract solvent and distilled water were used as
medium. ZnO nanoparticles were characterized by using XRD, UVVisible
spectroscopy, EDX and SEM, FTIR. Result of EDX
characterization shows that the ZnO nanoparticles has good purity with
(Zinc content of- 72.48% and; Oxygen content of- 27.52%). XRD
result spectrum displays mainly oxygen and zinc peaks, which indicate
the crystallinity in nature as exhibited. SEM micrographs shows that
synthesized ZnO have a cubical structure. The obtained ZnO
nanoparticles are homogenous and consistent in size which corresponds to the XRD result
that exhibit good crystallinity.
Photo-electrocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanotubes prepared with two-step anod...Iranian Chemical Society
To improve the photo-catalytic degradation of salicylic acid, we reported the fabrication of ordered TiO2 nanotube arrays by a simple and effective two-step anodization method and then these TiO2 nanotubes treated in a methanol solution under UV light irradiation. The TiO2 nanotubes prepared in the two-step anodization process showed better photo-catalytic activity than TiO2 nanotubes prepared in one-step anodization process. Also, compared with TiO2 nanotubes without the UV pretreatment, the TiO2 nanotubes pretreated in a methanol solution under UV light irradiation exhibited significant enhancements in both photocurrent and activity. The treated TiO2 nanotubes exhibited a 5-fold enhancement in photocurrent and a 2.5-fold increase in the photo-catalytic degradation of salicylic acid. Also the effect of addition of persulfate and periodate on the photo-catalytic degradation of salicylic acid were investigated. The results showed that the degradation efficiency of salicylic acid increased with increasing persulfate and periodate concentrations. These treated TiO2 nanotubes are promising candidates for practical photochemical reactors.
Application of mixed colloidal magnetic fluid of single domain Fe3O4 and NiFe...IJERA Editor
Ferrofluids are stable suspensions of colloidal ferrimagnetic particles in suitable non – magnetic carrier liquids. They have attracted a lot of attention from scientists and engineers due to their many interesting properties and applications in various branches of engineering. The present work reports the performance of colloidal fluid of single domain nanoparticles of NiFe2O4 and Fe3O4. The thermal properties and its dynamics on magnetization as well as its effect on thermal conductivity on the colloidal fluid are studied here. Advantages of the increased thermal conductivity and optimization of magnetization of mixed colloidal fluid is used to extract the heat from voice coil. Nanoparticles of 21 nm of Fe3O4 and 12 nm of NiFe2O4 are used for mixed colloidal fluid. The suspension of particles is achieved by coating the nanoparticles with mono-corboxylic group on both the types of particles. The higher size (21 nm of Fe3O4 and 12 nm of NiFe2O4) particles are taken for synthesizing colloidal fluid, to have magnetic property of mixed colloidal liquid at elevated temperature of voice coil of speaker (Higher sized particles gives better magnetization). Oil is used as a carrier. Mixed magnetic colloidal fluid is used as a medium for damping so that noise is reduced at higher temperature of voice coil
Synthesis, Characterization, Synergic Adsorption Photocatalytic Studies of No...ijtsrd
In this study Nano Zinc oxide and Titanium Oxide synthesized using Dextrose as fuel by solution combustion method. Thus obtained powder particle is characterized for their purity, porosity, stability, particle size and stoichiometry by FT IR, XRD, SEM EDAX, TEM, PL and UV VIS DRS Spectrum techniques. The Synthesis of Zinc oxide nanoparticles has high photo catalytic activity. The proposed mechanism for the photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine Blue dye by ZnO was found to be due to the formation of hydroxyl radicals, which are active species in the photocatalytic reactions. The prepared catalyst was found to be stable and reusable for industrial application. V. Ramya | S. Indhumathi "Synthesis, Characterization, Synergic Adsorption- Photocatalytic Studies of Novel ZnO Nanoparticle" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-4 , June 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd50302.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/chemistry/analytical-chemistry/50302/synthesis-characterization-synergic-adsorption-photocatalytic-studies-of-novel-zno-nanoparticle/v-ramya
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Incorporated with Tio2 -ZnO NanoparticlesScientific Review SR
We demonstrated an improvement in efficiency of Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) decorated with
zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) through successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR). A series of
ZnO with different SILAR cycles were synthesized on TiO
2 that has been pre-grown on fluorine tin oxide (FTO)
glass slides. The performance of DSSCs containing ZnO NPs was significantly affected. The photovoltaic (PV)
performance decreased with increasing number of SILAR cycles from two SILAR cycles to four SILAR cycles,
the best performance was achieved using the anodes prepared with two SILAR cycles. The best cell shows a
conversion efficiency (η) of 0.0064 %. The cell exhibits ~ 2.13 improvement over the performance (0.0030 %) of
bare FTO-based device. The related PV performance enhancement mechanism is discussed
Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanoparticles via aqueous solution, sol...iosrjce
ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized by aqueous solution method, sol-gel method and hydrothermal
method.The synthesized particles were characterized by XRD ,SEM ,EDX and UV .The X-ray diffraction studies
reveals that the synthesized ZnO nanoparticles have wurtzite structure and the particle size varies from 13 to 18
nm. Scanning Electron Microscopic investigation reveals that the surface morphology of ZnO nanoparticle is
spherical in hydrothermal process and varies to flower like arrangement in aqueous solution and sol-gel
process. The UV-Visible spectrum of the nanoparticles shows a blue shift compared to that of the bulk sample.
Enhancing the photocatalytic activity of commercial P25 퐓퐢퐎 powder by combin...IJECEIAES
Titanium dioxide ( TiO 2 ) is the most popular photocatalytic material. However, its operation is limited to UV light only. In this paper, we tried to improve the visible light responsiveness of TiO by doping Nickel (Ni) using the sol-gel method. By combining Ni-doped TiO 2 powder with commercially available P25 TiO 2 2 powder to make photocatalytic thin films, significant improvement in photocatalytic activity has been obtained. Furthermore, we also studied the relationship between the surface condition of photocatalytic thin films and their photocatalytic activity. The surface condition was improved by the multilayer electrophoresis deposition method. Based on experimental results, by combining 10 20 wt% Ni-doped TiO with P25 TiO , we could significantly enhance the photocatalytic activity of P25 TiO 2 .
A NOVEL PRECURSOR IN PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NICKEL OXIDE (NIO) A...antjjournal
Synthesis of Nickel Oxide (NiO) nanoparticles and cobalt oxide (CO3O4) materials synthesis by aqueous chemical growth (ACG) Techniques. Oxide based material having a wide band gap, and suitable for optical devices,Optoelectronic devices, UV photodetector, and Light emitting diode LEDs. The analysis
and characterizationof Nickel Oxide (NiO) and cobalt oxide (CO3O4) nanoparticles by(1) X-ray diffraction (XRD), (2) Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and (3) Ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis) spectroscopy.
Design and Simulation of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell as a Cost-Effective Alt...Scientific Review SR
The continuous research in the area of renewable energy technology to substitute the unsustainable nature of fossil
fuel in terms of it future availability and negative environmental impact created by fossil fuel has ensure the explore
of solar energy as a good alternative. Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) serve to be a good alternative means of
producing photovoltaic solar cell. This work reports the working principle and construction process of dye-sensitized
solar cell. A synthesized dye (Ruthenium oxide) and an iodide electrolyte were used for better performance based on
already researched work. Also, this work reports the evaluation process with results recorded by the produced solar
cell within 6:00am (GMT) and 6:00pm (GMT) for selected days. The results from the evaluation process show a
better performance of a dye-sensitized solar cell in low and normal sunny day. The solar cell has a good performance
at 12:00noon with a 0.5V output.
introduction to DSSC, Principle and working of DSSC,Component involved in DSSC, how does DSSC work?,Advantage and disadvantage of DSSC, application of DSSC.
Photoelectrochemical characterization of titania photoanodes fabricated using...Arkansas State University
Design and fabrication of new electrodes for photo-electrolysis using a material that is photo-active, stable, corrosion resistant, and cost effective.
Sachpazis:Terzaghi Bearing Capacity Estimation in simple terms with Calculati...Dr.Costas Sachpazis
Terzaghi's soil bearing capacity theory, developed by Karl Terzaghi, is a fundamental principle in geotechnical engineering used to determine the bearing capacity of shallow foundations. This theory provides a method to calculate the ultimate bearing capacity of soil, which is the maximum load per unit area that the soil can support without undergoing shear failure. The Calculation HTML Code included.
Overview of the fundamental roles in Hydropower generation and the components involved in wider Electrical Engineering.
This paper presents the design and construction of hydroelectric dams from the hydrologist’s survey of the valley before construction, all aspects and involved disciplines, fluid dynamics, structural engineering, generation and mains frequency regulation to the very transmission of power through the network in the United Kingdom.
Author: Robbie Edward Sayers
Collaborators and co editors: Charlie Sims and Connor Healey.
(C) 2024 Robbie E. Sayers
Quality defects in TMT Bars, Possible causes and Potential Solutions.PrashantGoswami42
Maintaining high-quality standards in the production of TMT bars is crucial for ensuring structural integrity in construction. Addressing common defects through careful monitoring, standardized processes, and advanced technology can significantly improve the quality of TMT bars. Continuous training and adherence to quality control measures will also play a pivotal role in minimizing these defects.
Student information management system project report ii.pdfKamal Acharya
Our project explains about the student management. This project mainly explains the various actions related to student details. This project shows some ease in adding, editing and deleting the student details. It also provides a less time consuming process for viewing, adding, editing and deleting the marks of the students.
Automobile Management System Project Report.pdfKamal Acharya
The proposed project is developed to manage the automobile in the automobile dealer company. The main module in this project is login, automobile management, customer management, sales, complaints and reports. The first module is the login. The automobile showroom owner should login to the project for usage. The username and password are verified and if it is correct, next form opens. If the username and password are not correct, it shows the error message.
When a customer search for a automobile, if the automobile is available, they will be taken to a page that shows the details of the automobile including automobile name, automobile ID, quantity, price etc. “Automobile Management System” is useful for maintaining automobiles, customers effectively and hence helps for establishing good relation between customer and automobile organization. It contains various customized modules for effectively maintaining automobiles and stock information accurately and safely.
When the automobile is sold to the customer, stock will be reduced automatically. When a new purchase is made, stock will be increased automatically. While selecting automobiles for sale, the proposed software will automatically check for total number of available stock of that particular item, if the total stock of that particular item is less than 5, software will notify the user to purchase the particular item.
Also when the user tries to sale items which are not in stock, the system will prompt the user that the stock is not enough. Customers of this system can search for a automobile; can purchase a automobile easily by selecting fast. On the other hand the stock of automobiles can be maintained perfectly by the automobile shop manager overcoming the drawbacks of existing system.
Explore the innovative world of trenchless pipe repair with our comprehensive guide, "The Benefits and Techniques of Trenchless Pipe Repair." This document delves into the modern methods of repairing underground pipes without the need for extensive excavation, highlighting the numerous advantages and the latest techniques used in the industry.
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Natural Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (NDSSCs) From Opuntia Prickly Pear Dye Using ZnO Doped TiO2 Nanoparticles by Sol-Gel Method
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Natural Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (NDSSCs) From Opuntia Prickly Pear Dye Using ZnO Doped TiO2 Nanoparticles by Sol- Gel Method K. M. Prabu1, P.M.Anbarasan1,2 & S. Ranjitha3 1Department of Physics, Periyar University, Salem 636 011, Tamil Nadu, (INDIA). 1Department of Physics, Periyar University, Salem 636 011, Tamil Nadu, (INDIA). 2Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Periyar University, Salem - 636 011, Tamil Nadu, (INDIA). 3 Velalar College of Engineering and Technology, Thindal, Erode - 638012, Tamilnadu, (INDIA). ABSTRACT Natural dye-sensitized solar cells (NDSSCs) have gained considerable attention in the field of solar energy due to their simple fabrication, good efficiency, and low production cost. Natural dyes are environmentally and economically superior to ruthenium-based dyes because they are nontoxic and cheap. However, the conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells based on natural dyes is low. One way to improve the DSSC performance is to enhance the absorptivity of extracted natural dyes. We investigated the influence of various factors in the extraction process, such as utilization of different extraction approaches, the acidity of extraction solvent, and different compounds of solvents on the optical absorption spectra. It was found that we could considerably enhance the optical absorptivity of dye and consequently the performance of DSSC by choosing a proper mixture of ethanol, methanol and water. In this study, a photo electrode using ZnO doped TiO2 nanoparticles was prepared by sol-gel method. In this paper we investigate the optical absorption, functional group, surface morphology and elementary composition of pure TiO2, ZnO doped TiO2 nanoparticles and opuntia prickly pear dye extract by using UV-Visible, PL-Studies, FT-IR, FE-SEM and EDS analysis. Finally photocurrent-voltaic characterization of nanocrystaline natural dye solar cell using I-V studies. It was found that the levels of short- circuit current (Jsc), open-circuit voltage (Voc), fill factor (FF) and overall conversion efficiency (η).
Keywords - ZnO doped TiO2 electrode, sol-gel method and opuntia prickly pear dye.
I. INTRODUCTION
Solar electricity is a steadily growing energy technology today and solar cells have found markets in variety of applications ranging from consumer electronics and small scale distributed power systems to centralized megawatt scale power plants [1] .The conversion of solar radiation to electrical energy has become more and more important because sunlight is a clean and limitless energy source compared to the traditional fossil energy sources. Up to now, solid state junction devices based on crystalline silicon needs high purity required in a form of a thin wafer and hence a large amount of energy is required for purification and crystal growth [2]. An important new class of solar cell that can significantly lower energy requirements in comparison to other conventional solar cells, and which may greatly reduce costs, is the Dye sensitized solar cell [3]. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were first proposed by Gratzel in the early 1990's. They developed a DSSC with energy conversion efficiency exceeding 7% in 1991 and 11.4% in 2001 by combining nanostructure electrodes to efficient charge injection dyes. A DSSC is the third generation photovoltaic device for low cost conversion of solar energy into electrical energy.
The TiO2 has been widely studied for efficient DSSCs, and a power conversion efficiency of 11% was reported. Moreover, ZnO nanoparticles were investigated for DSSCs. The working electrodes of DSSCs fabricated using ZnO nanoparticles have achieved the second highest efficiency after TiO2 [4]. Recent studies have shown that metal oxides such as ZnO, SnO2, Nb2O5, but mainly TiO2, have been successfully used as photo-anode when a dye is absorbed in the interior of the porous layer [5]. Another crucial parameter in the fabrication of DSSCs is the sensitizing dye. Due to the dye significant role, considerable interest has been directed towards the development and improvement of new families of organic dyes and of metal complexes. So far, the most efficient dye is found to be Ru (II). This complex have a number of interesting features such as good absorption, long excited lifetime, and highly efficient metal-to-ligand charge transfer. The disadvantages of these complexes are high cost and sophisticated preparation techniques. Therefore, alternative organic dyes such as natural dyes have been studied intensively. The main features of natural dyes are their availability, environmental friendly and low in
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cost. In general, a DSC comprises a nanocrystalline ZnO doped TiO2 electrode modified with a dye fabricated on a transparent conducting oxide (TCO), platinum (Pt) counter electrode and an electrolyte solution with a dissolved iodide ion/tri-iodide ion redox couple between the electrodes [6]. In this work we describe first the preparation of ZnO doped TiO2 nanostructure, followed by the process of dye extraction from opuntia prickly pear. In the second part we describe the solar cell preparation using opuntia prickly pear dye extracts from different solvents namely methanol, ethanol and water. In the third part we examine the optical absorption, functional group, optical band gap, surface morphology and elementary composition of pure TiO2, modified TiO2 nanoparticles and natural dye extracts by using UV-Visible, FT-IR, PL, FE-SEM & EDS analyses. Finally overall conversion efficiency for opuntia prickly pear dye extracts from different solvents was determined using photovoltaic characterization [7-10].
II. MATERIALS AND METHODS
2.1. Chemicals Used Most of the Chemicals used in the research are standard chemicals that are normally available in the laboratory. Special materials for DSSC such as Plasitol, Idolyte TG 50 & FTO-glass are bought from Solaronix. The chemicals used in this study were titanium tetrachloride, zinc acetate dehydrate, benzyl alcohol, absolute ethanol, acetyl acetone, Methanol, Isopropanol, DFM solvent, Triton X-100, Polyethylene glycol, Idolyte TG 50 and diethyl ether were bought from Sigma-Aldrich. All the chemicals were used without further purification [11]. 2.2. Preparation of ZnO/TiO2 Nanocomposites
Metal oxide nanoparticles attract great attention in recent years on account of their special electronic and chemical properties. Among the metal oxide semiconductors, TiO2 and ZnO have been investigated extensively due to their chemical stability and efficient photo catalytic properties. In this paper, ZnO-doped TiO2 nanoparticles with high photo catalytic activity were synthesized by sol-gel method. The sol-gel method is a versatile process used for synthesizing various oxide materials because it allows very simple control of particle size and the experimental process. The major advantages of this method are high purity of precursors and homogeneity of the sol-gel products with a high purity of physical, chemical, and surface morphological properties. The precursors are used for obtaining composites with molar ratio of 9:1 (TiO2: ZnO).The reactions were performed in a regular glass beaker at a controlled heating. For the preparation of nanopowder, one gram zinc acetate dehydrates was dissolved in 5 ml absolute ethanol and fed into 75 ml benzyl alcohol. Thus, to a beaker containing the obtained mixture of 4 ml TiCl4 was slowly added under constant stirring at room temperature. Initially, the reaction mixture was coloured in orange-red and contained some white fluffy precipitates that are completely dissolved on mixing. The container was covered with a Petri dish and the reaction mixture was stirred continuously at 100o C for 10 hours. Thus obtained materials were left at 30°C for 10 days. The resulting white thick suspensions were centrifuged at 5000 rpm for 30 minutes. The white precipitates were then washed two times with absolute ethanol and diethyl ether .After every step of washing, the solvent was separated by centrifugation. The collected materials were dried in air overnight and then grinded into a fine powder. The obtained powders were annealed at 600oC for 5 hours. The combination of these methods fosters the generation of a stable structure between the TiO2 and ZnO. For most of the photo catalytic decomposition processes, photonic efficiency is relatively low, and furthermore, photo catalytic reactions on TiO2 nanoparticles can usually be induced only by ultraviolet light, which limits the application of TiO2 as a photo catalyst with visible light [12-14] 2.3. Substrate Cleaning Coated glass with highly F-doped Transparent Conducting Oxide (TCO) usually serves as a support for the dye-sensitized oxide. It allows lightly transmission while providing good conductivity for current collection. The Substrates are first dipped into acetone with ultrasonic bath for 20 minutes to dissolved unwanted organic materials and to remove dust and contamination material that are left on the substrates post manufacture. Another 20 minutes of ultrasonic bath in methanol is followed in order to remove the acetone and materials that are not cleansed or dissolved by acetone. Finally, a 30 minutes ultrasonic bath in isopropanol was needed to further remove the residual particles on the substrates.
2.4. ZnO/TiO2 Photoanode Deposition on FTO Glass Plate
It is very important to work with a fingerprint free F-doped Transparent Conducting Oxide (TCO), always gloves were used and FTO was cleaned with alcohol prior to use FTO was heated to 50°C at the beginning of the process to increase the adhesion and the scotch 3M adhesive tapes were applied on the edge of the conductive side of the FTO glass plate. The reason for applying tapes was preparing a mould such that nonsintered ZnO doped TiO2 has always same area and thickness for all samples. A certain proportions of ZnO doped TiO2 powder with ethanol, acetyl acetone; polyethylene glycol and triton(X-100) were mixing for 30 minutes in agate mortar. Then
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ZnO doped TiO2 colloidal was dropped on the conductive side of the FTO after the conductive side of the FTO was checked by the multimeter. Then, the ZnO doped TiO2 paste was uniformly distributed over the FTO by Doctor Blade method. Doctor blade means a film smoothing method using any steel, rubber, plastic, or other type of blade used to apply or remove a liquid substance from another surface. The term “doctor blade” is derived from the name of a blade used in conjunction with the doctor roll on the letter press. The term “doctor blade” eventually mutates into the term “doctor blade” [15]
2.5 Heat Treatment for Photo anode
The scotch 3M adhesive tapes were removed from the ZnO doped TiO2 coated FTO glass plate and plates were sintered at 450°C for 30 minutes in air. The colour of ZnO doped TiO2 becomes brown in the middle of the sintering process and then its colour changes to the brownish-white. This colour remained till the end of the sintering process. This is to ensure that the polymer or macromolecules in ZnO doped TiO2 colloid such as acetyl acetone can be removed, leaving tiny holes in nano layers, resulting in better dye absorption and better contact between ZnO doped TiO2 particles. In consequence, it optimizes the chances of electrons being excited by the photons and increases the amount of excited electrons entering into the ZnO doped TiO2 conduction band. 2.6. Preparation of dye sensitizer solutions The fresh opuntia prickly pear was collected from Uthangarai taluk, Krishnagiri district as shown in figure 1. The collected fruit is first washed with running water then washed with distilled water as removing the unwanted dust particles on the fruits. Then the outer layer of the fruit is removing then cutting by sharp knife and then we can extract the natural dye of the opuntia fruit. Approximately 10 ml natural dye extract was dissolved in 30 ml of methanol, ethanol and water. Then the pure solutions were filtered out from solid residues by extraction process. Further purification of the extract was avoided to achieve efficient sensitization using simple extraction procedures. The extractants were properly stored, protected from sunlight and used further as sensitizers in DSSCs .The photograph of dye dipped FTO glass plate as shown in Fig. 1(b) 2.7. Preparation of Counter Electrode
The platinization procedure given by solaronix was applied because the material was taken from solaronix. Actually, this method is simply called thermal decomposition which is most widely used platinization procedure. Plastitol was applied on the surface by using a brush. All FTO glasses were sintered at 450°C for 15 minutes for decomposition which was the minimum required calcinations condition according to the procedure [16].
2.8. Nano crystalline Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Assembly Sensitized ZnO doped TiO2 photo-anode and the counter electrode was stacked together face to face and the liquid electrolyte, Idolyte TG 50 solution drop penetrated into the working space and counter electrode via capillary action. The two electrodes were held with binder clips [17-20].
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
3.1 UV-Visible Spectroscopy The UV-visible spectral studies of the opuntia prickly pear dye extracts were carried out by using Lambda 35 model UV-visible spectrometer in the range of 200 to 1200 nm. The opuntia prickly pear dye is extracted from different medium such as methanol, ethanol and water corresponding to samples A, B, and C respectively as shown in figure.2 (a). The optical band gap of the opuntia prickly pear was determined from the absorption spectra using the relation Eg= hc/λ, where h is Planck’s constant, c is speed of velocity of light and λ is the cut-off wavelength. The broad absorption and sharp intense peak is obtained in between 350 to 450 nm. In the sample A obtained at longer wavelength compare to other samples. The peak at 411 nm and 465 nm observed at sample -A corresponding to band gap value of 3.02 eV & 2.6 eV respectively. In the sample B the sharp intense peak observed at 408 and 441nm and its corresponding band gap value is 3.04 eV and 2.8 eV respectively. In the sample C the sharp intense absorption peak is observed at the wavelength of 429 nm and its corresponding band gap value is 2.89 eV. These results concluded that the sample A belongs to the small band gap value compare to the other samples. The absorption spectrum of opuntia prickly pear dye in methanol shows the entire visible region. It is a good condition for solar cell applications. The UV –Visible absorption spectra of dye dipped FTO glass plate as shown in figure.2 (b). The broad absorption peak is obtained in the visible region. 3.2 Fourier Transform Infrared Analysis (FT-IR)
The Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) Spectra of opuntia prickly pear dye extracted were recorded on Perkin Elmer spectrometer using KBr pellet technique in the range of 3500 – 500 cm-1. FTIR spectra of opuntia prickly pear dye extracted from methanol, ethanol and water as shown in figure 3. From the sample A the peak absorbed at 3565 cm-1is due to presence of O-H stretching in the compound type of alcohols, phenols. The peak absorbed at 2891 cm-1 is due to presence of C-H stretching in the compound type of hydrocarbons. The peak absorbed
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at 2760 cm-1 is due to presence of O-H stretching in the compound type of Ketones. The peak absorbed at 2195 cm-1 is due to presence of C≡C stretching in the alkynes. The peak absorbed at 1282 cm-1 is due to presence of C-H plane bending in aromatic. The peak absorbed at 1021 cm-1 is due to presence of C-O stretching in aryl, alkyl. The peak absorbed at 891 cm-1 is due to presence of C-H out of plane in R2C =CH2.From the sample B the peak absorbed at 3543 cm-1 is due to presence of O-H stretching in the compound type alcohols and phenols. The peak absorbed at 2956 cm-1 is due to presence of C-H stretching in CH3 groups. The peak absorbed at 2652 cm-1 is due to presence of C-H stretching in the alkynes. The peak absorbed at 2195 cm-1 is due to presence of C≡C stretching in RC≡CR (unsymmetrical).The peak absorbed at 1369 cm-1 is due to presence of C-H bending in the CH (CH3)2.The peak absorbed at 1021 cm-1 is due to presence of C-O stretching in the aryl alky. The peak absorbed at 891cm cm-1 is due to presence of C-H out of plan bending in R2C=CH2.The peak absorbed at 673 cm-1 is due to presence of C-H out of plane RCH=CHR (cis). From the sample C, the peak absorbed at 3521 cm-1 is due to presence of O-H stretching in alcohol & phenols. The peak absorbed at 2195 cm-1 is due to presence of C≡C stretching in RC≡CR (unsymmetrical).The peak absorbed at 1434 cm-1 is due to presence of C=H stretching in Aromatic. The peak absorbed at 1260 cm-1 is due to presence of C-O stretching in Aryl alkyl. The peak absorbed at 913 cm-1 is due to presence of C-H out of plane bending in RCH=CH2 .The peak absorbed at 2195 cm-1 is due to presence of C≡C stretching in the alkynes. 3.3 Photo Luminescent (PL) studies An investigation on the PL measurements of the opuntia prickly pear dye extracted from methanol, ethanol and water as corresponding to samples A, B, and C respectively shown in figure 4 (a). The broad absorption and sharp intense peak observed in the range of 400-600 nm. In the sample A obtained at high absorption at longer wavelength compare to other samples. The broad and high absorption peak observed at 444 nm and 544 nm observed at sample A corresponding band gap value is 2.79 eV and 2.28 eV. In the sample B longer wavelength broad intense peak observed at 419nm and its corresponding band gap value 2.96 eV and small absorption secondary peak absorbed at 520nm corresponding band gap value is 2.3 eV. From the sample C a broad and high absorption peak observed at 422nm and its corresponding band gap value is 2.94 eV and a secondary small absorption peak observed at 475 nm and corresponding band gap value is 2.6 eV.
3.4 Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) Analysis
The morphologies of the pure and ZnO doped TiO2 nanoparticles as shown in figure 5 (a). The modified TiO2 nanopaste coated on conducting side of FTO glass plate after dipped in opuntia prickly pear dye extracts were studied by using FE-SEM analysis and micrographs are shown in figure 5 (b). From the FE-SEM images it is revealed that the zinc oxide doped TiO2 nanopaste coated on conducting side of FTO glass after dipped dye solutions. The film deposited from the sample A has larger grain size rather than of other samples due to its higher grain size it exhibits lesser receptivity and also higher transparency which are important for TCO applications. It is clear that the prepared sample A has regular oval , spherical shape and uniform size, good packing density with an average size of 30 nm and one can see some coalesced nanoparticles with a size of about 35 nm. 3.5 EDS Analysis The semi quantification of elemental analyses to identify the weight percentage of major and minor elements present in the samples were done using Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer (EDS),JEOL model, JSD-5610 LV with an accelerating voltage of 20KV. The result of energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopic (EDS) analysis of pure TiO2 and ZnO doped TiO2 nanopowders are shown in fig 6 (a) & 6(b). Trace elements are estimated by determining the percentage abundance of elements such as Ti, O & Zn present in the sample. In pure TiO2 the concentration of titanium is 89.10% and the concentration of oxygen is 10.90% this result gives to the titanium and oxygen presents in sample. The ZnO doped TiO2 nanopowder as the concentration of Titanium is 85.40%, the concentration of oxygen is 11.79% and the concentration of Zn is 2.81% as shown in figure. It shows that ZnO is present in the evidence of ZnO doped TiO2 nano powder. 3.6 ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (AFM) Analysis
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to study a variety of surface effects present in embossed structures, thin film coatings, and polymeric substrates. Comparisons between scanning electron microscopy (SEM), optical microscopy and stylus methods of characterizing surface morphology show that AFM reveals information in three-dimensional format not previously available. All the obtained films were transparent, adherent and free of cracks. The zinc oxide doped TiO2 nanopaste coated on conducting side of FTO glass after dye dipped dye solution thin films as analyzed by using AFM as shown in figure 7. An investigation zinc oxide doped TiO2 nanopaste coated on conducting side of FTO
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glass after opuntia preakly pear dye extracted from the solvent methanol, ethanol and acetone as shown in figure. 7 (a), (b) & (c) corresponding to samples A, B, and C respectively. The thin films showed homogeneous morphology surfaces with spherical particles of regular size and uniform distribution. The particle diameter was measured at different points of the surface by particle analysis tool and the average size calculated was about 17 nm. The mean roughness measured for this sample was 0.84 nm. The film deposited from the sample A has larger grain size rather than of other sample due to its higher grain size it exhibits lesser receptivity and also higher transparency which are important for TCO applications. It is clear that the prepared sample A has regular spherical shape and uniform size, good packing density compare to other samples 3.6. Photocurrent-Voltage (I-V) Characteristics of the DSSC Photovoltaic measurements were carried out using a halogen light source that was focused to one sun at Air Mass (AM) 1.5, at the surface of the cells. The spectral output of the lamp was matched in the region 350 nm and 800 nm with the aid of a Schott KG-5 sunlight filter so as to reduce the mismatch between the stimulated and the true solar spectrum to less than 2%. The current-voltage characteristics of the cells were determined by biasing the cells externally and measured the photocurrents is shown in figure 8. The overall photo conversion efficiency (η) is calculated from the integral photocurrent density (Jsc), the open circuit photocurrent (Voc), the fill factor (FF) of the cell, and the intensity of the incident light (Pin). From the figure 8 & table 2 shows the conversion efficiencies of DSSCs fabricated using opuntia prickly pear in different medium such as methanol, ethanol and acetone for samples A, B & C respectively. The open-circuit voltage (Voc), short-circuit current density (Jsc), fill factor (FF) and conversion efficiency (η) of the Sample-A was, Voc=0.4562 V, Jsc=3.2222 mA/cm2, FF=0.3669 and (η) is 0.5392 %, the Sample-B was Voc=0.4187 V, Jsc=2.778 mA/cm2, FF=0.3543, and (η) is 0.4120 %, the Sample-C was Voc=0.375 V, Jsc=2.33mA/cm2, FF=0.3543, and (η) is 0.2782 % respectively. In the present study, sample A has higher conversion efficiency compared to the other samples.
IV. CONCLUSION
The pure and ZnO doped TiO2 nanopowders were synthesized by sol-gel method to enhance the solar energy conversion efficiency. From the UV- Visible absorption spectra of opuntia prickly pear dye in methanol shows that the small band gap in the entire visible region and it is a good condition for the solar cell applications compare to other samples. The opuntia prickly pear having different functional groups is identified for the both samples and vibration assignment has been carried out by the FTIR spectral analysis. The PL spectra of the opuntia prickly pear dye in methanol gives the relation between solar energy conversion efficiency, spectroscopic properties and also obtained cut-off wavelength. The 3D image of atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to study a variety of surface effects present in embossed structures, thin film coatings, and polymeric substrates. From the FE- SEM results give the average particle size of pure and synthesized nanoparticles is measured as 30 nm and 25 nm. It shows the synthesized particles size are decreased compared to pure TiO2. In this EDX analysis Zn and O is present in the evidence of ZnO doped TiO2 nano powder. In the photovoltaic measurements were carried out the open-circuit voltage (Voc), short-circuit current density (Jsc), fill factor (FF) and energy conversion efficiency (η) of the Sample-A, B & C. The sample-A showed the excellent solar energy conversion efficiency compared to other samples. REFERENCES
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FIGURE CAPTION Fig.1 (a): Photograph of sample Fig.1 (b): Photograph of preparation of photo anode. Fig. 2(a): UV –Visible absorption spectra of opuntia prickly pear dye extract (sample-A- methanol, sample-B -ethanol and sample-C - water) Fig.2 (b): UV –Visible absorption spectra of dye dipped FTO glass plate
Fig. 3: FTIR spectral analysis of opuntia prickly pear dye extracts (Sample-A- Methanol, sample-B -Ethanol and sample-C -Water) Fig.4 (a): PL study of opuntia prickly pear dye extracts Fig. 4 (b): PL studies of after dye dipped FTO glass coated with ZnO doped TiO2 nanopaste Fig.5 (a): FE-SEM image of pure TiO2 & ZnO doped TiO2 Fig.5 (b): FE-SEM images of after dye dipped FTO glass coated with ZnO doped TiO2 nanopaste (samples-A, B, & C) Figure .6 (a & b): EDS analysis of pure TiO2 & ZnO doped TiO2 nanopowder Figure. 7 AFM images of 3D configuration in zinc oxide doped TiO2 nanopaste coated on conducting side of FTO glass after dye dipped (Sample-A, B &C ) Fig.8 Photocurrent-voltage characterization of opuntia dye extracts (sample-A- Methanol, sample-B -Ethanol and sample-C -Water) TABLE CAPTION Table.1: Parameters of PL Spectra. Table.2: Photovoltaic Parameters of samples A, B & C Fig.1 (a) Fig.1 (b)
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Fig. 2(a) Fig.2 (b) Fig. 3 Fig.4 (a) SAMPLE-A SAMPLE-B
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SAMPLE-C Fig. 4 (b) Fig.5 (a) SAMPLE-A SAMPLE-B SAMPLE-C Fig.5 (b)
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Figure .6 (a) Figure .6 (b) SAMPLE-A SAMPLE-B SAMPLE-C Fig.7
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Figure 8
Table 1
Table 2
Sample
λ max (nm) (eV)
Primary peak
Secondary Peak
Primary peak
Secondary Peak
A
444
544
2.7965
2.2830
B
419
557
2.9633
2.2298
C
422
479
2.9415
2.5929
sample
Voc (V)
Jsc (mA/ cm2)
Vmax (V)
Jmax (mA/ cm2)
FF (-)
Ƞ (%)
A
0.45
3.22
0.35
1.54
0.366
0.53
B
0.41
2.77
0.31
1.32
0.354
0.41
C
0.37
2.33
0.28
0.98
0.318
0.27