Enhancing Electron Collection Efficiency and Effective Diffusion Length in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

ChemPhysChem ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 2698-2702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Kwan-Pang Wong ◽  
Chen-Hao Ku ◽  
Yen-Ru Chen ◽  
Guan-Ren Chen ◽  
Jih-Jen Wu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Diffusion Length ◽  
Collection Efficiency ◽  
Effective Diffusion ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Electron Collection ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Electron Collection Efficiency

scholarly journals Enhanced Electron Collection Efficiency in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Nanostructured TiO2Hollow Fibers

Nano Letters ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1632-1638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elham Ghadiri ◽  
Nima Taghavinia ◽  
Shaik M. Zakeeruddin ◽  
Michael Grätzel ◽  
Jacques-E. Moser
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Collection Efficiency ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Electron Collection ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Electron Collection Efficiency

scholarly journals Photovoltaic Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Containing ZnO Microrods

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong Il Cho ◽  
Hye Kyeong Sung ◽  
Sang-Ju Lee ◽  
Wook Hyun Kim ◽  
Dae-Hwan Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Collection Efficiency ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Charge Recombination ◽  
Growth Time ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

At an elevated temperature of 90 °C, a chemical bath deposition using an aqueous solution of Zn(NO3)2·6H2O and (CH2)6N4 resulted in the formation of both nanoflowers and microrods of ZnO on F-doped SnO2 glass with a seed layer. The nanoflowers and microrods were sensitized with dyes for application to the photoelectrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). By extending the growth time of ZnO, the formation of nanoflowers was reduced and the formation of microrods favored. As the growth time was increased from 4 to 6 and then to 8 h, the open circuit voltage (Voc) values of the DSSCs were increased, whilst the short circuit current (Jsc) values varied only slightly. Changes in the dye-loading amount, dark current, and electrochemical impedance were monitored and they revealed that the increase in Voc was found to be due to a retardation of the charge recombination between photoinjected electrons and I3− ions and resulted from a reduction in the surface area of ZnO microrods. A reduced surface area decreased the dye contents adsorbed on the ZnO microrods, and thereby decreased the light harvesting efficiency (LHE). An increase in the electron collection efficiency attributed to the suppressed charge recombination counteracted the decreased LHE, resulting in comparable Jsc values regardless of the growth time.

TiO2nanoparticulate-wire hybrids for highly efficient solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells using SSP-PEDOTs

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (84) ◽  
pp. 44555-44562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jongbeom Na ◽  
Jeonghun Kim ◽  
Chihyun Park ◽  
Eunkyoung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Light Harvesting ◽  
Collection Efficiency ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Charge Collection ◽  
Charge Collection Efficiency ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

TiO2photoanodes for I2-free solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells (ssDSSCs) were prepared from multifunctional new TiO2nanostructures to enhance light harvesting and charge collection efficiency in ssDSSCs using poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)s (PEDOTs).

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