Open AccessNickel oxide nanofibers manufactured via sol-gel method: synthesis, characterization and use it as a photo-anode in the dye sensitized solar cell
Author(s) -
B. E. Jasim,
N. A. A. Aboud,
A. M. Rheima
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
digest journal of nanomaterials and biostructures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.256
H-Index - 44
ISSN - 1842-3582
DOI - 10.15251/djnb.2022.171.59
Subject(s) - materials science , non blocking i/o , nickel oxide , nanofiber , chemical engineering , dye sensitized solar cell , nickel , particle size , solar cell , anode , sol gel , oxide , scanning electron microscope , nanotechnology , metallurgy , catalysis , composite material , optoelectronics , electrode , chemistry , organic chemistry , electrolyte , engineering
A modified method with sol-gel nickel oxide (NiO) nano fibers was used for current research synthesized. FE‐ SEM, AFM,and UV visible spectroscopy were used to investigate the morphology and optic properties of the synthesized nano. The synthesized nickel oxide structure has been demonstrated with X-ray diffraction (XRD),average crystalline size was 10.08 nm while particle size ~23 nm with fiber structure from FE‐ SEM and 16.87 nm from AFM. Nanofiber was used to produce a new solar cell (ITO/ NiO/ Rhodamina 6 G/iodide/Al nanofilm/ITO) with a photo-sensitization of approximately 0.973%.