TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Effect of pH Values of ZnS Nanoparticles on Photoelectrode Performance of
Flexible Dye Sensitized Solar Cell
AU - Salman, Ghaida. AU - Medhat, Manal AU - Mohammed Ali Al-Sammarraie, Abdulkareem 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 23
SP  - 9831
EP  - 9837
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2018.9831.9837
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2018.9831.9837
KW  - Flexible DSSCs
KW  -TiO2 nanotube
KW  -composite material
KW  -anodization
KW  -photoanode
KW  -sensitizer
KW  -photovoltaic
AB  - A flexible DSSC with dimension (2H2.5) cm is fabricated and characterized. Titania nanotube arrays /ZnS nanoparticles (TNT/ZnS NPs) are assembled by the deposition of ZnS nanoparticles onto the anodized TiO<sub>2</sub> nanotube arrays via sequent-chemical bath deposition. Prior to solar cell construction, the tube-based photo-anodes are annealed at temperature (550&deg;C) and for 2 h. The effect of pH value (7.5, 8.5 and 9.5) of prepared ZnS NPs on the photovoltaic performance of the solar cells is investigated. The performance of the flexible DSSCs was studied in detail using a ployaniline counter electrode and KI/I3 electrolyte. Ruthenium (Ru) dye (N719) was used as an active layer. Characterizations of the films were performed by using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry. The optimized device performanc of the TNT/ZnS NPs photoanode of ZnS pH value equal to (8.5) displayed the highest conversion efficiency of 1.09% which is higher than that of the other photoelectrodes. The fabricated device showed JSC, VOC and FF values of (4 mA cm<sup>-2</sup>, 0.39 V and 0.55), respectively.
ER  -