Experimental Demonstration of the Mechanism of Light Harvesting Enhancement in Photonic-Crystal-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

被引:53
作者
Colodrero, Silvia [1 ]
Mihi, Agustin [1 ]
Anta, Juan A. [2 ]
Ocana, Manuel [1 ]
Miguez, Hernan [1 ]
机构
[1] CSIC, Inst Ciencia Mat Sevilla, Seville 41092, Spain
[2] Univ Pablo Olavide, Dept Sistemas Fis Quim & Nat, Seville 41013, Spain
关键词
ENERGY CONVERSION; FILMS;
D O I
10.1021/jp809789s
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Herein,. we report an experimental analysis of the photogenerated current of very thin and uniform dye-sensitized nanocrytalline titanium oxide (nc-TiO2) electrodes coupled to high-quality one-dimensional photonic crystals. The effect of well-defined optical absorption resonances are detected both in optical spectroscopy and photogenerated current experiments, a clear correspondence between them being established. Our study demonstrates that light trapping within absorbing electrodes is responsible for the absorption enhancement that has previously been reported and unveils the mechanism behind it. We prove that this effect improves significantly the power conversion efficiency of very thin electrodes.
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页码:1150 / 1154
页数:5
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