TY  - JOUR
T1  - Synthesize of Carbonate Doped TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanomaterials to Enhance the 
Overall Performance of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
AU - Al-Kamal, Ahmed K. AU - Ali Abdulrehman, Mohammed AU - Ibrahim Marhoon, Ismail AU - F. Al-Sharab, Jafar 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 19
SP  - 7064
EP  - 7068
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2019.7064.7068
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.7064.7068
KW  - C-doped TiO2
KW  -DSSCs
KW  -synthesized carbon
KW  -nanoparticles
KW  -electrode
KW  -nanopowder
AB  - In this study, we synthesized carbon doped TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles as anode electrode in Dye Sensitized 
Solar Cells (DSSCs). TiO<sub>2</sub> nanopowder was doped with different amount of carbon. Carbon atoms are easily to 
be couples with O atoms due to the small energy barrier between them in anatase phase. Doctor blade method
is used to deposit thin paste of carbon doped TiO<sub>2</sub> on FTO glass. Scanning electron microscope was used to 
study the microstructure of the samples as well as to confirm the existence of carbon. Also, x-ray diffraction
used to identify the crystallite size and phases of the samples. The results showed that the 4% of carbon-doped
TiO<sub>2</sub> was given the best performance of DSSCs as the efficiency increased as four times as the TiO<sub>2</sub> without 
doping.
ER  -