Nano-porous solid-state photovoltaic cell sensitized with tannin

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作者
Tennakone, K [1 ]
Kumara, GRRA [1 ]
Wijayantha, KGU [1 ]
Kottegoda, IRM [1 ]
Perera, VPS [1 ]
Aponsu, GMLP [1 ]
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[1] Inst Fundamental Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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10.1088/0268-1242/13/1/021
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Tannin and related polyphenolic substances strongly surface chelate with TiO2 sensitizing nano-porous films of TiO2 to the visible spectrum. The photovoltaic cell nano-porous n-TiO2/tannin/p-CuI generates highly stable photovoltages. The result is explained as the effectiveness of the Ti-IV-tannin complex on the surface of TiO2 in preventing short-circuiting across the TiO2/CuI barrier.
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