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How Can the Introduction of Zr4+ Ions into TiO2 Nanomaterial Impact the DSSC Photoconversion Efficiency? A Comprehensive Theoretical and Experimental Consideration

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MATERIALS
卷 14, 期 11, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma14112955

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DSSC; photovoltaics; TiO2; Zr4+ ions; doping; Zr4+ doped TiO2; Ti1-xZrxO2

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  1. National Science Centre, Poland [2017/25/B/ST8/01864, POWR.03.02.00-00-I023/17]
  2. European Union through the European Social Fund under the Operational Program Knowledge Education Development [171]

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Studies on TiO2 nanomaterials with different Zr4+ ion contents reveal that inserting Zr4+ ions into the TiO2 structure can inhibit crystal growth and prevent phase transformation, positively impacting the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells. The overall photoconversion efficiency enhancement by introducing 3.7% Zr4+ ions into the TiO2 lattice has been confirmed through experimental results.
A series of pure and doped TiO2 nanomaterials with different Zr4+ ions content have been synthesized by the simple sol-gel method. Both types of materials (nanopowders and nanofilms scratched off of the working electrode's surface) have been characterized in detail by XRD, TEM, and Raman techniques. Inserting dopant ions into the TiO2 structure has resulted in inhibition of crystal growth and prevention of phase transformation. The role of Zr4+ ions in this process was explained by performing computer simulations. The three structures such as pure anatase, Zr-doped TiO2, and tetragonal ZrO2 have been investigated using density functional theory extended by Hubbard correction. The computational calculations correlate well with experimental results. Formation of defects and broadening of energy bandgap in defected Zr-doped materials have been confirmed. It turned out that the oxygen vacancies with substituting Zr4+ ions in TiO2 structure have a positive influence on the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells. The overall photoconversion efficiency enhancement up to 8.63% by introducing 3.7% Zr4+ ions into the TiO2 has been confirmed by I-V curves, EIS, and IPCE measurements. Such efficiency of DSSC utilizing the working electrode made by Zr4+ ions substituted into TiO2 material lattice has been for the first time reported.

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