Evaluating the Critical Thickness of TiO2 Layer on Insulating Mesoporous Templates for Efficient Current Collection in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

被引：59

作者：

Chandiran, Aravind Kumar ^{[1
]}

Comte, Pascal ^{[1
]}

Humphry-Baker, Robin ^{[1
]}

Kessler, Florian ^{[1
]}

Yi, Chenyi ^{[1
]}

Nazeeruddin, Md Khaja ^{[1
]}

Graetzel, Michael ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Swiss Fed Inst Technol EPFL, Inst Chem Sci & Engn, Lab Photon & Interfaces, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

来源：

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS | 2013年 / 23卷 / 21期

基金：

新加坡国家研究基金会;

关键词：

dye-sensitized solar cell; titanium dioxide; atomic layer deposition; cobalt complex; templates; RECOMBINATION LOSSES; DEPOSITION; PHOTOANODES; STATE; FILMS; WATER;

D O I：

10.1002/adfm.201202956

中图分类号：

O6 [化学];

学科分类号：

0703 ;

摘要：

In this paper, a way of utilizing thin and conformal overlayer of titanium dioxide on an insulating mesoporous template as a photoanode for dye-sensitized solar cells is presented. Different thicknesses of TiO2 ranging from 1 to 15 nm are deposited on the surface of the template by atomic layer deposition. This systematic study helps unraveling the minimum critical thickness of the TiO2 overlayer required to transport the photogenerated electrons efficiently. A merely 6-nm-thick TiO2 film on a 3-m mesoporous insulating substrate is shown to transport 8 mA/cm2 of photocurrent density along with approximate to 900 mV of open-circuit potential when using our standard donor--acceptor sensitizer and Co(bipyridine) redox mediator.

引用

页码：2775 / 2781

页数：7

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