Electrochemical Impedance Investigation of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Electrospun TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanofibers Photoanodes
This work investigates an electrochemical impedance analysis based on synthesized TiO<sub>2</sub> nanofibers (NFs) photoanodes, which were fabricated via electrospinning and calcination. The investigated photoanode substrate NFs were studied in terms of physicochemical tools to investiga...
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| author | Hany M. Abd El-Lateef Mai M. Khalaf Van-Duong Dao Ibrahim M. A. Mohamed |
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| description | This work investigates an electrochemical impedance analysis based on synthesized TiO<sub>2</sub> nanofibers (NFs) photoanodes, which were fabricated via electrospinning and calcination. The investigated photoanode substrate NFs were studied in terms of physicochemical tools to investigate their morphological character, crystallinity, and chemical contents via scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses. As a result, the studied photoanode substrate NFs were applied to fabricate dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs), and the electrochemical impedance analysis (EIS) was studied in terms of equivalent circuit fitting and impacts of N-doping, the latter of which was approved via XPS analysis. N-doping has a considerable role in the enhancement of charge transfers, which could be due to the strong interactions between active-site N atoms and the used photosensitizer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a9bbaf200974fe39032fa0bc015d0452023-11-23T13:36:57ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442022-09-011517617510.3390/ma15176175Electrochemical Impedance Investigation of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Electrospun TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanofibers PhotoanodesHany M. Abd El-Lateef0Mai M. Khalaf1Van-Duong Dao2Ibrahim M. A. Mohamed3Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi ArabiaFaculty of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Phenikaa University, Hanoi 10000, VietnamDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag 82524, EgyptThis work investigates an electrochemical impedance analysis based on synthesized TiO<sub>2</sub> nanofibers (NFs) photoanodes, which were fabricated via electrospinning and calcination. The investigated photoanode substrate NFs were studied in terms of physicochemical tools to investigate their morphological character, crystallinity, and chemical contents via scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses. As a result, the studied photoanode substrate NFs were applied to fabricate dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs), and the electrochemical impedance analysis (EIS) was studied in terms of equivalent circuit fitting and impacts of N-doping, the latter of which was approved via XPS analysis. N-doping has a considerable role in the enhancement of charge transfers, which could be due to the strong interactions between active-site N atoms and the used photosensitizer.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/17/6175impedance analysisN-dopingphotoanode substratesolar energynanofibers |
| spellingShingle | Hany M. Abd El-Lateef Mai M. Khalaf Van-Duong Dao Ibrahim M. A. Mohamed Electrochemical Impedance Investigation of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Electrospun TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanofibers Photoanodes Materials impedance analysis N-doping photoanode substrate solar energy nanofibers |
| title | Electrochemical Impedance Investigation of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Electrospun TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanofibers Photoanodes |
| title_full | Electrochemical Impedance Investigation of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Electrospun TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanofibers Photoanodes |
| title_fullStr | Electrochemical Impedance Investigation of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Electrospun TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanofibers Photoanodes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electrochemical Impedance Investigation of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Electrospun TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanofibers Photoanodes |
| title_short | Electrochemical Impedance Investigation of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Electrospun TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanofibers Photoanodes |
| title_sort | electrochemical impedance investigation of dye sensitized solar cells based on electrospun tio sub 2 sub nanofibers photoanodes |
| topic | impedance analysis N-doping photoanode substrate solar energy nanofibers |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/17/6175 |
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