Research Article

Au-Loaded Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Synthesized by Modified Sol-Gel/Impregnation Methods and Their Application to Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Table 1

Photovoltaic performances of fabricated DSSCs using TiO2 and 0.50–3.0 mol% Au-loaded TiO2 nanoparticles.

(V) (mA/cm2) (%) FF

TiO2 0.75 10.04 4.340.43
0.50 mol% Au-TiO20.78 12.48 5.40 0.42
1.0 mol% Au-TiO20.78 13.06 5.52 0.44
2.0 mol% Au-TiO20.77 8.274.13 0.56
3.0 mol% Au-TiO20.77 7.023.33 0.39