Simultaneous Growth of Rutile TiO2 Nanorod on FTO Plate by One-Step Hydrothermal Process for CdS Sensitized Solar Cell Applications

Authors

  • Vignesh Ravi Quantum Materials Research Lab(QMRL), Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Arjun Kumar Bojarajan Quantum Materials Research Lab(QMRL), Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Vetrivelan Vaithiyanathan Department of Physics, Thanthai Periyar Government Institute of Technology, Vellore – 632 002, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Ragupathi Chinnadurai Department of Chemistry, Sriram College of Arts and Science, Veempattu, Chennai, India
  • Kaviyarasu Kasinathan UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences/Nanotechnology Laboratories, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa (UNISA), Muckleneuk Ridge, Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8171-8297
  • Ramalingam Gopal Quantum Materials Research Lab(QMRL), Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630003, Tamil Nadu, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3731-501X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.64.2019.71.1.9

Abstract

The rutile TiO2 of nanoparticles and microrods were simultaneously grown on FTO glass slide using a one-step hydrothermal process. CdS semiconducting nanocrystals were deposited on the surface of TiO2 surface using SILAR method. Moreover, the SEM micrograph studies, TiO2 nanorods were almost uniformly explored on FTO glass slide pattern. The photovoltaic performances, as-prepared semiconductor sensitized solar cells (SSSCs) were studied and the maximum efficiency of FTO/TiO2/CdS-8/ZnS-2 sample was 0.78% were confirmed by sun solar simulator, overall the solar cell efficiency was determined with an increasing pattern of CdS deposition is reported in detail.

Keywords:

Semiconductor, Counter electrode, Rutile TiO2, TiO2 microrods, CdS sensitizer, Raman spectrum, Solar cell

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Published

2019-04-03

How to Cite

Ravi, V. ., Bojarajan, A. K. ., Vaithiyanathan, V. ., Chinnadurai, R. ., Kasinathan, K. ., & Gopal, R. . (2019). Simultaneous Growth of Rutile TiO2 Nanorod on FTO Plate by One-Step Hydrothermal Process for CdS Sensitized Solar Cell Applications. International Journal of Chemistry and Materials Research, 7(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.64.2019.71.1.9

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2019)

Section

Articles