Low-Temperature Processing of Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles Photoanodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Joint Authors
Cao, Guozhong
al-Dahoudi, Naji
Zhang, Qifeng
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-11-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Using the low-temperature processing of different organofunctional silanes like TEOS, GPTS, and MPTS to incorporate within TiO2 network, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) processed at low temperatures were obtained.
The UV-cured MPTS-modified layer exhibited better performance over the TEOS and GPTS, where better mechanical stable layer is achieved in addition to better interconnection between the TiO2 nanoparticles.
The J-V characteristics of the DSC composed of silane-based layer showed that the improved cell performance was due to the high photocurrent density accompanied with more dye adsorption and higher charge injection from TiO2 to FTO substrate resulting from the formation of an ohmic contact with the substrate.
The highest conversion efficiency attained for MPTS-TiO2 layer cured with UV and followed by heating at 300∘C was 3.75±0.07%, which is 2.8 times better than the GPTS-based layer.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Dahoudi, Naji& Zhang, Qifeng& Cao, Guozhong. 2012. Low-Temperature Processing of Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles Photoanodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Journal of Renewable Energy،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480271
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Dahoudi, Naji…[et al.]. Low-Temperature Processing of Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles Photoanodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Journal of Renewable Energy No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480271
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Dahoudi, Naji& Zhang, Qifeng& Cao, Guozhong. Low-Temperature Processing of Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles Photoanodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Journal of Renewable Energy. 2012. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480271
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-480271