Fabrication of Fe2CuO4 nanoparticles via photolysis technique for improved performance in dye-sensitized solar cells

Abstract

This paper created excellent photo-anode materials based on Fe2CuO4 Nanoparticles to efficiently convert the photoelectric into a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The Fe2CuO4 nanoparticles were prepared via the UV-Irradiation method. The synthesized nanoparticles morphology structure and optical properties were examined using various X-ray diffraction (XRD), Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDX) / mapping, field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL) are examples of these techniques. Transmission electron microscopes (TEM) images validated the Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and crystal structure of the generated Fe2CuO4 NPs, which had an average particle size of (11.7 nm), and the X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) investigation indicated no impurity peaks. Photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL) was used to examine the optical characteristics, and the energy gap was found to be 1.95 eV. Nano-powder has been used to develop a successful photo-sensitizing solar cell employing cibacron brilliant red b as a photosensitizer with an efficiency of about 6.47 to 10.39 % energy conversion. We have created a time-saving technology that is simple to regulate, which makes it possible to produce nano-particulate composites without a high testing need. Our findings could investigate an opportunity for nanomaterials to be synthesized with highly rapid answers and now photoanode.