%0 Journal Article
%T Performance of Rhodamine-Sensitized Solar Cells Fabricated with Silver Nanoparticles
%A Bandana Ranamagar
%A Isaac Abiye
%A Himsheela Karki
%A Yucheng Lan
%A Fasil Abebe
%J Advances in Nanoparticles
%P 68-79
%@ 2169-0529
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/anp.2023.122006
%X A plasmonic effect of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is studied. In this investigation, the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells has been remarkably increased by infusion of synthesized silver nanoparticles into the TiO<sub>2</sub> photoanode. Rhodaminederivative <strong>RdS1</strong> was synthesized by microwave-assisted condensation of hydrazide and 3-for-mylchromone. The synthesized silver nanoparticles were characterized with UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The interfacial charge transport phenomena of the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSCs) are determined by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and the corresponding efficiencies are calculated using current-voltage (I-V) curve. The solar cell photoanode with silver nanoparticles infused with <strong>RdS1</strong> in titanium dioxide had the highest solar-to-electric power efficiency at 0.17%.
%K TiO&lt
%K sub&gt
%K 2&lt
%K /sub&gt
%K Silver Nanoparticles
%K Rhodamine
%K Optical
%K Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=125223