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Performances of flexible dye‐sensitized solar cells fabricated with binder‐free nanostructure TiO2

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Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is getting much attention in recent years due to its low-cost fabrication feature. DSSC mimics the natural photosynthesis process that converts solar energy into electricity. To be adopted in IoT devices, DSSC needs to be flexible and versatile. In this work, flexible DSSC was fabricated from binder-free TiO2 paste. The ratios of TiO2 powder to alcohol precursor were varied. The aim was to investigate the optimum amount of TiO2 powder to ethanol and the effect of different alcohol used as precursor. Hydrochloric acid was added in the TiO2 paste in order to improve the connectivity of the particles. The corresponding mechanical integrity of the as-prepared film was studied as well. From the result, the optimum conversion efficiency achieved in this work was 2.12% where the film had a ratio of TiO2 powder to ethanol of 25 wt%.

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The authors would like to acknowledge Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman for the provision of research facilities and major chemical materials.

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    S. C. Poh, H. Ahmad, C. H. Ting & H. K. Jun

  2. Faculty of Physics, DongThap University, Cao Lãnh, DongThap province, Viet Nam

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  3. Centre for Photonics and Advanced Materials Research (CPAMR), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Sungai Long Campus, Jalan Sungai Long, Bandar Sungai Long, Kajang, 43000, Malaysia

    H. K. Jun

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Poh, S.C., Ahmad, H., Ting, C.H. et al. Performances of flexible dye‐sensitized solar cells fabricated with binder‐free nanostructure TiO2. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 12031–12041 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-05833-6

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