Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Biosynthesis for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells application: Review

Agnes Mbonyiryivuze^{1, 2,} , Sidiki Zongo^{1, 2}, Abdoulaye Diallo^{1, 2}, Sone Bertrand^{1, 2}, Evariste Minani^{1, 3}, Lakhan Lal Yadav^{1, 3}, Bonex Mwakikunga^{1, 4}, Simon Mokhotjwa Dhlamini^{1, 5} and Malik Maaza^{1, 2}

¹UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences/Nanotechnology, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa, Muckleneuk ridge, Pretoria-South Africa

²Nanosciences African Network (NANOAFNET), iThemba LABS-National Research Foundation, 1 Old Faure road, Somerset West, Western Cape Province, South Africa

³Mathematics and Physics Department, College of Education, University of Rwanda, KG 11 Ave, Kigali, Rwanda

⁴CSIR- National Centre for Nano-Structured Materials, Pretoria, South Africa

⁵Deptartment of Physics, Florida Research Centre, University of South Africa, Florida-South Africa

Cite this paper:
Agnes Mbonyiryivuze, Sidiki Zongo, Abdoulaye Diallo, Sone Bertrand, Evariste Minani, Lakhan Lal Yadav, Bonex Mwakikunga, Simon Mokhotjwa Dhlamini and Malik Maaza. Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Biosynthesis for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells application: Review. Physics and Materials Chemistry. 2015; 3(1):12-17. doi: 10.12691/pmc-3-1-3

Abstract

The synthesis of metallic nanoparticles is an active area of academic, application research as well and nanotechnology. Different chemical and physical procedures that are currently used for synthesis of metallic nanoparticles present many problems. These problems include generation of hazardous by-products, use of toxic solvents, and high energy consumption. Biological synthesis of nanoparticles by bacterial, fungi, yeast, and plant extract is the best alternative to develop cost effective, less labor, non-toxic using more green approach, environmentally benign nanoparticles synthesis to avoid adverse effects in many nanomaterials applications. Among the various metal oxide nanoparticles, titanium dioxide nanoparticles have wide applications for dye-sensitized solar cells, in air and water purification, due to their potential oxidation strength, high photo stability and non-toxicity. Till now, titanium dioxide (TiO₂) is the cornerstone semiconductors for dye-sensitized (DSSC) nanostructured electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells. This paper reports an overview of synthesis of TiO₂ nanoparticles by biological means for dye-sensitised solar cell application.

Keywords:
titanium dioxide dye-sensitized solar cells green chemistry biosynthesis nanoparticles

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