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Area Engineering
Study and development of gold decorated photoanodes for efficiency enhancemento of organic dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC).
keywords NANO-MATERIALS, RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, SOLAR CELLS
Reference persons DAVIDE LUCA JANNER, DIEGO PUGLIESE
Research Groups AA - Glasses, Ceramics and Composites
Thesis type EXPERIMENTAL
Description Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC) are particular type of photoelectrochemical cells where a dye, excited by a light radiation, injects electrons in an electrode made of a semiconductor materials.
This thesis work aims at realizing a DSSC with high efficiency, functionalizing the semiconducting material (TiO2) with special nanoparticle systems.
Devices will be characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), electronic microscopy (SEM) and efficiency test with a sun simulator.
Required skills Basic knowledge of chemistry and electrochemistry (working principle of a battery). Data anlysis with commonly used software (Excel e/o Matlab).
Deadline 20/07/2022
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