NANOPARTICLE APPLICATIONS IN SOLAR CELLS: SELECT STUDIES FROM THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY

NANOPARTICLE APPLICATIONS IN SOLAR CELLS: SELECT STUDIES FROM THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1: ALTERING PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLE SIZE THROUGH THERMAL ANNEALING FOR IMPROVED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES

LIST OF SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES

3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 2: GREEN NANOCHEMISTRY APPROACH TO TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE, DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS

LIST OF SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

2. MATERIALS AND EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE

2.1. TiO2 Nanoparticle Substrate Preparation

2.2. Anthocyanin Dye Extraction

2.3 DSSC Assembly

2.4. DSSC Photovoltaic Measurement

3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

End Notes

Chapter 3: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND APPLICATION OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES IN GREEN NANOCHEMISTRY DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS

LIST OF SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND ACRONYMS

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

2. MATERIALS AND METHODS

2.1. TiO2 Nanoparticle Substrate Preparation

2.2. Blackberry Anthocyanin Extraction Procedure

2.3. Au Nanoparticle Synthesis

2.4. DSSC Assembly

2.5. DSSC Photovoltaic Measurement

3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

3.1. Au NP Characterization

3.2. Au NPs in DSSCs

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 4: TUNABLE TIO2 NANOTUBE ARRAYS FOR FLEXIBLE BIO-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

1.1. DSSC Overview

1.2. Critical Factors for Efficiency

1.2.1. Growth of TiO2 Nanotube Arrays

1.2.2. Length, Diameter, and Pore Size

1.2.3. Crystalline Structure

2. MATERIALS AND EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE

3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

INDEX

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