Effect of graphene incorporation in carbon nanofiber decorated with TiO₂ for photoanode applications

Abstract

The photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) using a photoanode fabricated with graphene incorporated carbon nanofibers with a TiO2 layer on their surfaces is reported.

Fabrication of Two Polyester Nanofiber Types Containing the Biobased Monomer Isosorbide: Poly (Ethylene Glycol 1,4-Cyclohexane Dimethylene Isosorbide Terephthalate) and Poly (1,4-Cyclohexane Dimethylene Isosorbide Terephthalate)

“…The most commonly utilized method for fabricating NFs is the electrospinning technique; this is one of the most effective, straightforward, and facile methods for producing various polymeric fiber sheets of nanometer to micrometer diameter and with a large surface area to volume ratio [ 11 , 12 ]. A wide variety of polymeric materials have been spun into nanofibers via electrospinning, and their properties and practical applications have been studied [ 13 , 14 ]. However, extensive studies of the nanofiber form of copolyesters containing the biomass monomer isosorbide have not yet been conducted.…”

Free‐standing nitrogen‐doped graphene‐carbon nanofiber composite mats: electrospinning synthesis and application as anode material for lithium‐ion batteries

“…Normally, the diameter of electrospun fibers can be controlled by several factors, such as critical voltage, temperature, humidity, viscosity, and electroconductivity of the polymer solution. The larger diameter of the NCNFs‐rGO nanofibers is probably due to the increased viscosity of the PAN‐GO dispersion solution in the presence of GO …”

“…The larger diameter of the NCNFs-rGO nanofibers is probably due to the increased viscosity of the PAN-GO dispersion solution in the presence of GO. 41 NCNFs and NCNFs-rGO nanofiber mats prepared under high-temperature treatment (1100 ∘ C) had a disordered (non-graphitic) carbon structure, as evidenced by the broad (002) peak from XRD (Fig. 2(a)).…”

Recent progress in electrospinning TiO2 nanostructured photo‐anode of dye‐sensitized solar cells

“…The PEC of this work was 1.04%. Though it is not ideal, the material platform presented may offer a new way to fabricate conductive polymer‐based nanoscale materials that can be hybridized with functional inorganic materials, which can create photo‐anode for new types of photo‐electrochemical devices …”