Fabrication of Mn0.30Fe2.70O4/TiO2 Thin Film based on DSSC using Spin Coating Method and Its Potential Applications as Photovoltaic
Nadya Eka (1), Sunaryono Sunaryono (1, 2*), Eny Latifah (1), Nadiya Miftachul Chusna (1), Nandang Mufti (1, 2), and Ahmad Taufiq (1, 2)

1) Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jl. Semarang No. 5, Malang 65145, Indonesia.
*sunaryono.fmipa[at]um.ac.id
2) PUI-PT Centre of Advanced Materials for Renewable Energy, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jalan Semarang No. 5, Malang 65145, Indonesia.

Abstract

This research aims to produce the Mn0.30Fe2.70O4/TiO2 thin film based on DSSC and its potential application for photovoltaics. The Mn0.30Fe2.70O4/TiO2 powder has been successfully synthesized using the solid-state reaction method. Meanwhile, the Mn0.30Fe2.70O4/TiO2 film was fabricated using the spin coating method. Characterization of Mn0.30Fe2.70O4/TiO2 was carried out using XRD and FTIR to determine the crystal size and the functional groups formed, respectively. The characterization of absorbance value, band gap value, and photovoltaic efficiency performance of Mn0.30Fe2.70O4/TiO2 thin film were using UV-Vis and solar simulators. The results of the characterization using XRD obtained information about the size of the nanocomposite Mn0.30Fe2.70O4/TiO2 of 9.43 and 6.12 nm for the Mn0.30Fe2.70O4 phase and the TiO2 phase, respectively. Based on the solar simulator result, the efficiency performance value of the Mn0.30Fe2.70O4/TiO2 thin film was about 0.0325%, so the thin film has the potential to be applied to photovoltaics.

Keywords: DSSC- composite Mn0.30Fe2.70O4/TiO2- spin coating- photovoltaic.

Topic: Magnetic materials