The Effect of Sintering and Soaking Temperature on the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Performance

Publisher: Trans Tech Publications

E-ISSN: 1662-9752|2015|827|135-139

ISSN: 0255-5476

Source: Materials Science Forum, Vol.2015, Iss.827, 2015-09, pp. : 135-139

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Abstract

Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is a photoelectrochemical solar cell that is able to convert solar energy into electrical energy. Sintering of TiO2 film and soaking process of TiO2 film in the dye solution have significant effect on the DSSC performance. The TiO2 film was sintered at varied temperature from 200 °C to 500 °C for 60 minutes. From the efficiency test, it is found that the optimum performance of DSSC was produced when the TiO2 film was sintered at 450 °C. In addition, the dye soaking temperature was evaluated from the temperature 40 °C to 50 °C for 6 hours. The optimum soaking temperature was 50 °C of DSSC with maximum efficiency at 2,621 %.