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Fabrication and Characterization of NiO Nanoparticle–Porphyrin-Based Organic–Inorganic Nanohybrid Assembly: a Sustainable Redox Mediator in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Construction

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Wide-bandgap NiO nanoparticles (NPs) of 15 nm to 30 nm were synthesized by a facile sol–gel technique in basic medium from the precursor salt followed by calcination at 700°C. As-prepared NPs were used as an inorganic counterpart in the construction of sulfonic-acid-functionalized porphyrin (SAP)-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The procedure involved adsorption of SAP on NiO NPs by thoroughly mixing SAP aqueous solution with a suspension of NiO NPs for 18 h at room temperature. Successful chemisorption of SAP on NiO NPs was confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared, ultraviolet–visible absorption, and fluorescence emission spectroscopy. The fabricated nanohybrid assembly presented incident photon to current conversion efficiency of up to 0.2% for the optimum mixing composition of 30 µL SAP with 0.25 mg/mL NiO NPs in deionized water. The facile and ultrasafe nanofabrication method described herein represents a progressive step towards sustainable DSSC research.

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Farooq, M., Mujtaba Shah, S. Fabrication and Characterization of NiO Nanoparticle–Porphyrin-Based Organic–Inorganic Nanohybrid Assembly: a Sustainable Redox Mediator in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Construction. Journal of Elec Materi 50, 4827–4833 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-021-09008-1

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