Synthesis of Nanocrystalline FeS2 with Increased Band Gap for Solar Energy Harvesting
来源期刊:JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE TECHNOLOG2014年第8期
论文作者:Somnath Middya Animesh Layek Arka Dey Partha Pratim Ray
文章页码:770 - 775
摘 要:In this paper,we have reported the synthesis of FeS2 of higher band gap energy(2.75 eV) by using capping reagent and its successive application in organic-inorganic based hybrid solar cells.Hydrothermal route was adopted for preparing iron pyrite(FeS2) nanoparticles with capping reagent PEG-400.The quality of synthesized FeS2 material was confirmed by X-ray diffraction,field emission scanning electron microscopy,transmission electron microscopy,Fourier transform infrared,thermogravimetric analyzer,and Raman study.The optical band gap energy and electro-chemical band gap energy of the synthesized FeS2 were investigated by UV-vis spectrophotometry and cyclic voltammetry.Finally band gap engineered FeS2 has been successfully used in conjunction with conjugated polymer MEHPPV for harvesting solar energy.The energy conversion efficiency was obtained as 0.064%with a fill-factor of 0.52.
Somnath Middya,Animesh Layek,Arka Dey,Partha Pratim Ray
Department of Physics,Jadavpur University
摘 要:In this paper,we have reported the synthesis of FeS2 of higher band gap energy(2.75 eV) by using capping reagent and its successive application in organic-inorganic based hybrid solar cells.Hydrothermal route was adopted for preparing iron pyrite(FeS2) nanoparticles with capping reagent PEG-400.The quality of synthesized FeS2 material was confirmed by X-ray diffraction,field emission scanning electron microscopy,transmission electron microscopy,Fourier transform infrared,thermogravimetric analyzer,and Raman study.The optical band gap energy and electro-chemical band gap energy of the synthesized FeS2 were investigated by UV-vis spectrophotometry and cyclic voltammetry.Finally band gap engineered FeS2 has been successfully used in conjunction with conjugated polymer MEHPPV for harvesting solar energy.The energy conversion efficiency was obtained as 0.064%with a fill-factor of 0.52.
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