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

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

doi:10.51316/jca.2021.076

Authors

Ngo Truong Ngoc Mai Department of Chemical Engineering, Can Tho University–3/2 Street, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City, Vietnam Author
Ta Ngoc Don Ministry of Education and Training, Hanoi, Vietnam Author
Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa Department of Chemical Engineering, Can Tho University–3/2 Street, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City, Vietnam Author
Nguyen Hong Ngoc Department of Chemical Engineering, Can Tho University–3/2 Street, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City, Vietnam Author
Vien Vinh Phat Department of Chemical Engineering, Can Tho University–3/2 Street, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City, Vietnam Author
Tran Thi Bich Quyen Department of Chemical Engineering, Can Tho University–3/2 Street, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City, Vietnam Author
Dan-Thuy Van-Pham Department of Chemical Engineering, Can Tho University–3/2 Street, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City, Vietnam Author
Doan Van Hong Thien Department of Chemical Engineering, Can Tho University–3/2 Street, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City, Vietnam Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51316/jca.2021.076

Keywords:

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

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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