Fabrication electrospun GO/CS/PVA nanofibers and their application in dye-sensitized solar cells

Mai Ngo Truong Ngoc, Don Ta Ngoc, Hoa Nguyen Thi Quynh, Ngoc Nguyen Hong, Phat Vien Vinh, Quyen Tran Thi Bich, Dan-Thuy Van-Pham, Thien Doan Van Hong

Abstract


In this study, graphene oxide (GO) was prepared by the Hummers method. GO/CS/PVA fibers were prepared by an electrospinning method. The structure, morphology and size of the electrospun materials were characterized by X – ray diffraction (XRD) and a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Fourier transformation infrared (FTIR) was used to confirm the formation of PVA/CS/GO. Raman spectroscopy was used to analyze the characteristic functional groups of carbon materials in GO. GO/CS/PVA nanofibers were successfully synthesized with an average diameter of about 108 nm and the bandgap energy was 3.2 eV. The nanofibers were used as a counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells. With the natural dye extracted from magenta leaves and the counter electrode based on GO/CS/PVA, the solar energy-to-electrical energy conversion efficiency was 0.65%.


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Dye-sensitized solar cells; electrospinning; chitosan; PVA; graphene oxide; nanofibers

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