Application of highly ordered TiO2 nanotube arrays in flexible dye-sensitized solar cells

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作者
Kuang, Daibin [1 ]
Brillet, Jeremie [1 ]
Chen, Peter [1 ]
Takata, Masakazu [3 ]
Uchida, Satoshi [2 ]
Miura, Hidetoshi [4 ]
Sumioka, Kohichi [3 ]
Zakeeruddin, Shaik. M. [1 ]
Graetzel, Michael [1 ]
机构
[1] Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Inst Chem Sci & Engn, Lab Photon & Interfaces, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
[2] Univ Tokyo, Adv Sci & Technol Res Ctr, Meguro Ku, Tokyo 1538904, Japan
[3] Mitsubishi Paper Mills Co Ltd, Chiyoda Ku, Tokyo 1000005, Japan
[4] Tsukuba Ctr Inc, Chem Inc, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050047, Japan
关键词
dye-sensitized solar cell; flexible; ionic liquid; nanotube array;
D O I
10.1021/nn800174y
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
TiO2 nanotube arrays prepared by electrochemical anodization of Ti foils show impressive light to electricity conversion efficiency in the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). The length of the TiO2 nanotube arrays (5-14 mu m) was controlled by varying the anodization time from 2 to 20 h. The influence of nanotube lengths on the photovoltaic performance of DSCs was investigated by impedance. A flexible DSC using TiO2 nanotube arrays on a Ti foil as a working electrode and polyethylene naphthalate (ITO/PEN) as counterelectrode in combination with solvent-free ionic liquid electrolyte achieved 3.6% photovoltaic conversion efficiency under simulated AM 1.5 sunlight.
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页码:1113 / 1116
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