Synthesis methods of tin oxide as photoanode for dye-sensitized solar cell performance: A short review
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2021-12Author
Siti Norhafizah, Idris
Mohd Natashah, Norizan
Ili Salwani, Mohamad
Norsuria, Mahmed
Kaiswariah, Magiswaran
Sharizal, Ahmad Sobri
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This review focused on the synthesis methods of tin oxide (SnO2) nanoparticles as a photoanode for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) and how it impacts the performance. There are many different techniques and various nanoparticles were produced and usually characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) to determine crystalline structure of SnO2, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to examine the surface morphology and size details and J-V solar simulator to verify current-voltage characteristics. In summary, considering all the methods reviewed, sol-gel is reported as the best method to produce SnO2 nanoparticles for DSSC fabrication with the highest efficiency recorded of 3.96%.