EFFICIENT PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL SOLAR-CELLS EQUIPPED WITH AN N-SI ELECTRODE MODIFIED WITH COLLOIDAL PLATINUM PARTICLES

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YAE, S [1 ]
TSUDA, R [1 ]
KAI, T [1 ]
KIKUCHI, K [1 ]
UETSUJI, M [1 ]
FUJII, T [1 ]
FUJITANI, M [1 ]
NAKATO, Y [1 ]
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[1] OSAKA UNIV,PHOTOENERGET ORGAN MAT RES CTR,TOYONAKA,OSAKA 560,JAPAN
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10.1149/1.2059283
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O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
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081704 ;
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Various platinum (Pt) colloid solutions were prepared and used for the modification of n-type silicon (n-Si) electrodes. All the photoelectrochemical (PEC) solar cells, equipped with the Pt-colloid modified n-Si electrodes thus prepared, gave the open-circuit photovoltages (V(oc)) of 0.550 to 0.630 V, much higher than those (0.25 approximately 0.30 V) for n-Si electrodes coated with continuous thin Pt layers, clearly showing the beneficial effect of the discontinuous metal coating. The PEC cells, equipped with the textured-surface n-Si electrodes modified with the Pt colloid particles prepared by Bredig's method, yielded an energy conversion efficiency of 14.9% in a three-electrode configuration. The relation between the V(oc) and the size and distribution of the Pt particles is discussed.
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