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Inkjet-printed TiO2 nanoparticles from aqueous solutions for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)
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Cherrington, Ruth, Hughes, Darren J., Senthilarasu, S. and Goodship, Vannessa (2015) Inkjet-printed TiO2 nanoparticles from aqueous solutions for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Energy Technology, 3 (8). pp. 866-870. doi:10.1002/ente.201500096 ISSN 2194-4288.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ente.201500096
Abstract
This work reports on the formulation of suitable ink for inkjet printing of TiO2 by investigating the critical parameters of particle size, pH, viscosity, and stability. Aqueous suspensions of TiO2 nanoparticles (Degussa, P25) were prepared with the addition of 25 wt % polyethylene glycol 400 as a humectant to minimize drying at the printer nozzles and reduce the likelihood of nozzle blockage. The inkjet-printed TiO2 layers were assembled into dye-sensitized solar cells. The current–voltage (I–V) characteristics were measured under one sun (air mass 1.5, 100 mW cm−2) using a source meter (Model 2400, Keithley Instrument, Inc.), and the active area of the cell was 0.25 cm2. The inkjet-printed TiO2 photoanode produced a device with a short-circuit current (Isc) of 9.42 mA cm−2, an open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.76 V, and a fill factor (FF) of 0.49, resulting in a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 3.50 %.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | T Technology > TP Chemical technology T Technology > TS Manufactures |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Ink-jet printers, Ink -- Viscosity | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Energy Technology | ||||||||
Publisher: | Wiley - V C H Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA | ||||||||
ISSN: | 2194-4288 | ||||||||
Official Date: | August 2015 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 3 | ||||||||
Number: | 8 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 866-870 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1002/ente.201500096 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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