Size-dependent scattering efficiency in dye-sensitized solar cell

被引:244
作者
Koo, Hyung-Jun [1 ]
Park, Jihee [1 ]
Yoo, Beomjin [1 ]
Yoo, Kicheon [1 ]
Kim, Kyoungkon [1 ]
Park, Nam-Gyu [1 ]
机构
[1] Korea Inst Sci & Technol, Ctr Adv Energy Mat, Mat Sci & Technol Div, Seoul 136791, South Korea
关键词
dye-sensitized solar cells; scattering efficiency; particle size; rutile; anatase; reflectivity;
D O I
10.1016/j.ica.2007.05.017
中图分类号
O61 [无机化学];
学科分类号
070301 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Effect of scattering particle size on light scattering efficiency in dye-sensitized solar cell has been investigated with a FTO/semitransparent nano-TiO2 layer (main-layer)/scattering layer (overlayer) structure, where two different rutile TiO2 particles of 0.3 mu m (G1) and 0.5 mu m (G2) were used for a scattering overlayer and 20-nm anatase particle for nano-TiO2 main-layer. The conversion efficiency of 7.55% for the 7 mu m-thick main-layer film is improved to 8.94% and 8.78% when G1 and G2 particulate overlayers are introduced, respectively, corresponding to 18.4% and 16.3% increments. While the conversion efficiency of the 14 mu m-thick main-layer is slightly improved from 8.60% to 9.09% and 9.15% upon depositing G1 and G2 particulate overlayers, respectively. Significant improvement and strong size-dependence upon deposition of scattering overlayer on the relatively thinner TiO2 main-layer film are associated with the quantity and wavelength of transmitted light and the difference in reflectivity of G1 and G2 scattering particles. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:7
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