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Published: 2016-03-30
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.53747/jnst.v6i1.144
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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2016)
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Nguyen Thi, K. L., Nguyen , N. D., Vo, T. L., Nguyen, T. H., Vo Thi, T. N., & Nguyen , Q. H. (2016). Synthesis of Ag nano/TiO₂ material by gamma Co-60 ray irradiation method for dye-sensitized solar cell application. Nuclear Science and Technology, 6(1), 37-42. https://doi.org/10.53747/jnst.v6i1.144

Synthesis of Ag nano/TiO₂ material by gamma Co-60 ray irradiation method for dye-sensitized solar cell application

Nguyen Thi Kim Lan1, Nguyen Ngoc Duy1, Vo Thanh Long2, Nguyen Thai Hoang2, Vo Thi Thu Nhu3, Nguyen Quoc Hien1
1 Research and Development Center for Radiation Technology, VINATOM, 202A, Street 11, Linh Xuan Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City
2 University of Science, National University Ho Chi Minh City, 227, Nguyen Van Cu Street, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City
3 Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical and Education, 01, Vo Van Ngan Street, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City

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Abstract

Silver nano deposited on TiO2 nano (Ag nano/TiO2) materials with different initial Ag+ content (0.1-0.75%, w/w) were synthesized by Co-60 gamma irradiation and used as photoanode of dye-sensitized solar cells. The characteristics of Ag nano/TiO2 were determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis). Bandgap energy values of Ag nano/TiO2 materials were also determined. Ag nano/TiO2 has improved efficiency of solar-to-electrical energy conversion of solar cells. The efficiency of solar cell assembled with Ag nano 0.75%/TiO2 was of 4.71% which increased about 25.6% compared with that of the cell based on TiO2 (3.75%). Preparation of Ag nano/TiO2 material by gamma irradiation is promising method that may be applied on large scale for production of dye-sensitized solar cells and for other applications as well.

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Silver nano, TiO2, solar cell, gamma irradiation

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