SYNTHESIZE OF TiO2 NANOPARTICLES BY PLANETARY BALL MILL FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS (DSSC) PHOTOELECTRODE APPLICATION

Ai Nurlaela; Elvan Yuniarti; Siti Ahmiatri Saptari

doi:10.21009/SPEKTRA.082.02

Authors

Ai Nurlaela Prodi Tadris Fisika, Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No 95. Ciputat-Tangerang Selatan, Banten 15412, Indonesia
Elvan Yuniarti Prodi Fisika, Fakultas Sain dan Teknologi, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No 95. Ciputat-Tangerang Selatan, Banten 15412, Indonesia
Siti Ahmiatri Saptari Prodi Fisika, Fakultas Sain dan Teknologi, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No 95. Ciputat-Tangerang Selatan, Banten 15412, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21009/SPEKTRA.082.02

Keywords:

TiO2, nanoparticles, XRD, UV-Vis, DSSC efficiency

Abstract

In this study, the production of TiO₂ nanoparticles from microcrystalline powder was accomplished using the high-energy ball milling (HEBM) technique. Three samples were milled for 0.5, 1, and 1.5 hours. The unmilled powder was also characterized as a comparison. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique was utilized to investigate the changes in the microstructure of the milled powders over time. The XRD curve of milled samples showed the broadening of the diffraction peaks, which indicates a decrease in particle size after the milling process. Using the Debye–Scherrer relation, obtain the particle size that decreased from 138.43 nm before milled to 76.65 nm after 0.5 hours milled, 90.63 nm after 1 hour milled, and 83.05 nm after 1.5 hours milled. XRD analysis also showed that TiO₂ was in an anatase phase before and after milling. Furthermore, two samples of TiO₂, unmilled and after 0.5 hours milled, were used as a working photoelectrode of DSSC with dye from mustard leaves. DSSC efficiency was measured with a 1000-watt halogen lamp. The efficiency of DSSC with photoelectrodes using TiO₂ after 0.5 hours milled, which is 0.1715, was higher than using TiO₂ before milled, which is 0,0987. The Large surface area in TiO₂ enhances the efficiency of DSSC, indicating that the HEBM technique is quite suitable for producing these nanoparticles for this aim.

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