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This paper reports the utilization of nitrogen-doped TiO2 nanoparticle in dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The TiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized on ITO substrate via a simple technique, namely, liquid phase deposition (LPD). 7.5% nitrogen from NH3 dopant source was doped into the TiO2 samples by spin coating technique. The nitrogen doped TiO2 samples were then utilized as photovoltaic materials in a photoelectrochemical cell of ITO/TiO2/electrolyte/platinum sensitized with N-719, N-3 and Z-907 dyes, respectively. It was found that the photovoltaic parameters such as short-circuit current density (Jsc), open-circuit voltage (Voc), fill factor (FF) and power conversion efficiency (η) are influenced by the organic dyes. The cell sensitized with N-719 dye demonstrated the highest photovoltaic parameters. These results are supported with the UV-Vis analysis, showing that the N-719 dye possessed the broadest window absorption and the highest absorption peak in visible region of light spectrum.
dye-sensitized solar cell, nitrogen doping, optical absorption, TiO2
This work was supported by The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Malaysia under research grant 03-02-03-SF0196.
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