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Sonochemically tailored Copper Oxide as nanofiller in terpolymer composite gel electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells

This article describes the impact of several weight percentages of copper oxide (CuO) as a nanofiller on the structure, morphology, and electrochemical performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). CuO-350 was synthesized using a sonochemical method following by calcination at 350 celcius and wa...

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Main Authors: Farhana, N.K., Goh, Z.L., Saidi, Norshahirah Mohamad, Omar, Fatin Saiha, Bashir, Shahid, Ramesh, Subramaniam, Ramesh, Kasi
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spelling my.um.eprints.455012024-10-22T08:48:28Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/45501/ Sonochemically tailored Copper Oxide as nanofiller in terpolymer composite gel electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells Farhana, N.K. Goh, Z.L. Saidi, Norshahirah Mohamad Omar, Fatin Saiha Bashir, Shahid Ramesh, Subramaniam Ramesh, Kasi Q Science (General) This article describes the impact of several weight percentages of copper oxide (CuO) as a nanofiller on the structure, morphology, and electrochemical performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). CuO-350 was synthesized using a sonochemical method following by calcination at 350 celcius and was incorporated into the polymer-salt system to develop a polymer composite gel electrolyte (PCGE). The improvement in the amorphous phase and complexation between the constituents were proven via X-ray diffraction, and Fourier transform infrared. However, the thermal stability declines with the addition of CuO-350 nanofillers. It was found that TCuO350-5 exhibited the highest ionic conductivity and apparent diffusion coefficient of triiodide of (3.49 +/- 0.01) x 10- 3 S cm- 1 and 1.48 x 10- 5 cm2 s - 1 , respectively. The best-performing sample among PCGE is found to be TCuO350-5, containing 5 wt% of CuO-350 with an efficiency of 7.69% with JSC of 23.47 mA cm- 2 , VOC of 0.62 V, and fill factor of 52.9%. In addition, it also has the highest charge collection efficiency (87.31%) and longest electron lifetime (1.446 s). TCuO350-5 has achieved the stability of the device with efficiency retained 92% at room temperature and retains 80% efficiency even at 80 celcius. Elsevier 2024-03 Article PeerReviewed Farhana, N.K. and Goh, Z.L. and Saidi, Norshahirah Mohamad and Omar, Fatin Saiha and Bashir, Shahid and Ramesh, Subramaniam and Ramesh, Kasi (2024) Sonochemically tailored Copper Oxide as nanofiller in terpolymer composite gel electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells. Materials Today Communications, 38. p. 107966. ISSN 2352-4928, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.107966 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.107966>. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.107966 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.107966
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topic Q Science (General)
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
Farhana, N.K.
Goh, Z.L.
Saidi, Norshahirah Mohamad
Omar, Fatin Saiha
Bashir, Shahid
Ramesh, Subramaniam
Ramesh, Kasi
Sonochemically tailored Copper Oxide as nanofiller in terpolymer composite gel electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells
description This article describes the impact of several weight percentages of copper oxide (CuO) as a nanofiller on the structure, morphology, and electrochemical performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). CuO-350 was synthesized using a sonochemical method following by calcination at 350 celcius and was incorporated into the polymer-salt system to develop a polymer composite gel electrolyte (PCGE). The improvement in the amorphous phase and complexation between the constituents were proven via X-ray diffraction, and Fourier transform infrared. However, the thermal stability declines with the addition of CuO-350 nanofillers. It was found that TCuO350-5 exhibited the highest ionic conductivity and apparent diffusion coefficient of triiodide of (3.49 +/- 0.01) x 10- 3 S cm- 1 and 1.48 x 10- 5 cm2 s - 1 , respectively. The best-performing sample among PCGE is found to be TCuO350-5, containing 5 wt% of CuO-350 with an efficiency of 7.69% with JSC of 23.47 mA cm- 2 , VOC of 0.62 V, and fill factor of 52.9%. In addition, it also has the highest charge collection efficiency (87.31%) and longest electron lifetime (1.446 s). TCuO350-5 has achieved the stability of the device with efficiency retained 92% at room temperature and retains 80% efficiency even at 80 celcius.
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author Farhana, N.K.
Goh, Z.L.
Saidi, Norshahirah Mohamad
Omar, Fatin Saiha
Bashir, Shahid
Ramesh, Subramaniam
Ramesh, Kasi
author_facet Farhana, N.K.
Goh, Z.L.
Saidi, Norshahirah Mohamad
Omar, Fatin Saiha
Bashir, Shahid
Ramesh, Subramaniam
Ramesh, Kasi
author_sort Farhana, N.K.
title Sonochemically tailored Copper Oxide as nanofiller in terpolymer composite gel electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells
title_short Sonochemically tailored Copper Oxide as nanofiller in terpolymer composite gel electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells
title_full Sonochemically tailored Copper Oxide as nanofiller in terpolymer composite gel electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells
title_fullStr Sonochemically tailored Copper Oxide as nanofiller in terpolymer composite gel electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells
title_full_unstemmed Sonochemically tailored Copper Oxide as nanofiller in terpolymer composite gel electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells
title_sort sonochemically tailored copper oxide as nanofiller in terpolymer composite gel electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2024
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/45501/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.107966
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