LASER INDUCED MICROSTRUCTURE MODIFICATION IN THE PHOTOANODE FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL

Presented research article reports the influence of highly intense and monochromatic laser
radiation (532nm) on the photoanode for dye-sensitized solar cell. Crystalline nature of the
semiconducting film is checked by x-ray diffraction studies that reveal that the photoanodic film contains
Anatase nature of TiO2 film. Morphology has been analyzed with the help of scanning electron
microscopy. Current density-voltage (JV) characteristics are analysed to compare the candidature of the
laser processed film as a photoanode in the dye-sensitized solar cell and it is found that photo induced
structure modification leads to an enhancement in the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells.