Slow charge recombination in dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSC) using Al2O3 coated nanoporous TiO2 films

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作者
Palomares, E [1 ]
Clifford, JN [1 ]
Haque, SA [1 ]
Lutz, T [1 ]
Durrant, JR [1 ]
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[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Chem, Ctr Elect Mat & Devices, London SW7 2AY, England
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10.1039/b202515a
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
The conformal growth of an overlayer of Al2O3 on a nanocrystalline TiO2 film is shown to result in a 4-fold retardation of interfacial charge recombination, and a 30% improvement in photovoltaic device efficiency.
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