Kinetics of electron recombination of dye-senitized solar cells based on TiO2 nanorod arrays sensitized with different dyes
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31/08/2011
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The performance and electron recombination kinetics of dye-sensitized solar cells based on TiO2 films consisting of one-dimensional nanorod arrays (NR-DSSCs) which are sensitized with dye N719, C218 and D205 respectively have been studied. It has been found that the best efficiency is obtained with the dye C218 based NR-DSSCs, benefiting from a 40% higher short-circuit photocurrent density. However, the open circuit photovoltage of the N719 based cell is 40 mV higher than that of the organic dye C218 and D205 based devices. Investigation of the electron recombination kinetics of the NR-DSSCs has revealed that the effective electron lifetime, τn, of the N719 based NR-DSSC is the lowest whereas the τn of the C218 based NR-DSSC is the highest among the three dyes. The higher Voc with the N719 based NR-DSSC is originated from the more negative energy level of the conduction band of the TiO2 film. In addition, in comparison to the DSSCs with conventional nanocrystalline particles based TiO2 films, the NR-DSSCs have shown over two orders of magnitude higher τn when employing N719 as the sensitizer. Nevertheless, the τn of the DSSCs with the C218 based nanorod arrays is only ten-fold higher than the that of the nanoparticles based devices. The remarkable characteristic of the dye C218 in suppressing the electron recombination of DSSCs is discussed. |
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Royal Society of Chemistry |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/46403/1/46403.pdf DOI:10.1039/C1CP22482D Wang, Hongxia, Liu, Meinan, Zhang, Min, Wang, Peng, Miura, Hidetoshi, Yan, Cheng, & Bell, John M. (2011) Kinetics of electron recombination of dye-senitized solar cells based on TiO2 nanorod arrays sensitized with different dyes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13(38), pp. 17359-17366. |
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Copyright 2011 Royal Society of Chemistry Reproduced by permission of The Royal Society of Chemistry, no further distribution permitted. |
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Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering; School of Engineering Systems |
Palavras-Chave | #030304 Physical Chemistry of Materials #090605 Photodetectors Optical Sensors and Solar Cells #TiO2 nanorod Arrays #Dye-sensitized Solar Cells #Electron Lifetime #Dye N719 #Dye C218 #Photovoltage Decay #Impedance Spectroscopy |
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