A novel photoanode architecture of dye-sensitized solar cells based on TiO2 hollow sphere/nanorod array double-layer film

被引:71
作者
Dai, Guotian [1 ]
Zhao, Li [1 ,2 ]
Li, Jing [1 ]
Wan, Li [1 ]
Hu, Fan [1 ]
Xu, Zuxun [1 ]
Dong, Binghai [1 ]
Lu, Hongbing [1 ]
Wang, Shimin [1 ]
Yu, Jiaguo [2 ]
机构
[1] Hubei Univ, Fac Mat Sci & Engn, Minist Educ, Key Lab Green Preparat & Applicat Funct Mat, Wuhan 430062, Peoples R China
[2] Wuhan Univ Technol, State Key Lab Adv Technol Mat Synth & Proc, Wuhan 430070, Peoples R China
基金
湖北省教育厅重点项目; 中国博士后科学基金;
关键词
Dye-sensitized solar cells; Titanium dioxide; Hollow sphere; Nanorod array; Double-layer film; NANOTUBE ARRAYS; ANATASE; EFFICIENCY; RUTILE; PHOTOELECTRODES; RECOMBINATION; PERFORMANCE; CONVERSION; ELECTRODE;
D O I
10.1016/j.jcis.2011.08.073
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
A novel TiO2 double-layer (DL) film consisting of TiO2 hollow spheres (HSs) as overlayer and single-crystalline TiO2 nanorod arrays (RAs) as underlayer was designed as the photoanode of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). This new-typed TiO2 HS/RA DL film could significantly improve the efficiency of DSSCs owing to its synergic effects, i.e. the relatively large specific surface area of TiO2 HSs for effective dye adsorption, enhanced light harvesting capability originated from TiO2 RA film, and rapid interfacial electron transport in one-dimensional TiO2 nanorod arrays. The overall energy-conversion efficiency of 4.57% was achieved by the formation of TiO2 DL film, which is 16% higher than that formed by TiO2 HS film and far larger than that formed by TiO2 RA film (eta = 0.99%). The light absorption and interfacial electron transport, which play important roles in the efficiency of DSSCs, were investigated by UV-vis absorption spectra and electrochemical impedance spectra. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页数:7
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