An efficient dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical solar cell made from oxides of tin and zinc

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作者
Tennakone, K [1 ]
Kumara, GRRA [1 ]
Kottegoda, IRM [1 ]
Perera, VPS [1 ]
机构
[1] Inst Fundamental Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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10.1039/a806801a
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
A photoelectrochemical solar cell made from a porous film consisting of a mixture of tin (IV) and zinc oxides sensitized with a ruthenium bipyridyl complex suppresses recombination of the photogenerated electrons and dye cations, generating a short-circuit photocurrent of ca. 22.8 mA cm(-2) and an open-circuit voltage of ca. 670 mV in direct sunlight (900 W m(-2)) with an efficiency ca. 8 %.
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