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October 5, 2025Frontiers in biomedical technologies0 citationsOpen Access

rGO-Cu@TiO2 Nanocomposite: Photosynthesis, Characterization, and Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Performance

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ZMZaid H. MahmoudGGGhadir Kamil GhadirHAHayder Musaad Al-Tmimi

Key Points

  • Incorporation of rGO and Cu in TiO2 increases dye-sensitized solar cell efficiency significantly.
  • The optimal performance achieved is 4.56%, surpassing the 3.52% efficiency of standard TiO2 DSSCs.
  • Advanced characterization techniques confirmed successful integration of rGO and Cu in the TiO2 structure.
  • Charge transfer capabilities are markedly improved in the rGO/Cu-TiO2 photoanodes as demonstrated by J-V curves.

Abstract

Purpose: In this work, nanocomposite with different weight ratios reduce graphene oxide/copper doping-anatase (rGO/Cu-TiO2) has been successfully prepared using the photolysis method to evaluate the role of rGO/Cu in photovoltaic properties performance application as a photoanodes. Materials and Methods: The X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Raman spectrum, and X-Ray Photoelectron (XPS) results analysis confirmed successfully incorporating rGO/Cu in the TiO2 crystal structure. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) reveals the formation of spherical agglomeration nanoparticles with a size approximately equal to 18nm. Results: The current density–voltage curves (J-V) and Intensity-Modulated Photocurrent Spectroscopy (IMPS) showed that the incorporation of rGO sheets enhances the ability of N3 loading of (rGO/Cu-TiO2) photoanodes with faster charge transfer. Conclusion: Our results illustrate that optimal Cu and rGO can increase the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (4.56%) by 8.2% higher than TiO2 DSSCs (3.52%).

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Mahmoud et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e25378d6d66a53c247437ehttps://doi.org/10.18502/fbt.v12i4.19805
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