A semi-empirical analysis of dye adsorption and electron transport in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (112) ◽  
pp. 92690-92706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Ameri ◽  
Feridoun Samavat ◽  
Ezeddin Mohajerani
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Transport Properties ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Adsorption ◽  
Adsorption Parameters ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Semi Empirical ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Experiments and modeling of dye adsorption and electron transport characteristics with respect to photoanode thickness were performed to elucidate the dye adsorption parameters and their relation with the structural and transport properties of DSSCs.

Effect of Nanograss and Annealing Temperature on TiO2 Nanotubes Based Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 771 ◽  
pp. 103-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johns Naduvath ◽  
Santosh Shaw ◽  
Parag Bhargava ◽  
Sudhanshu Mallick
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Adsorption ◽  
Titanium Foil ◽  
Titania Nanotubes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Annealing Conditions ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

In TiO2 nanoparticle based dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC), the electron injected from the dye has to cross multiple interparticle boundaries in random directions before reaching the electrode. For application in DSSCs, the directional pathway for electron transport through the nanotubes is known to reduce the recombination rate. In the present study, titania nanotubes with nanograss layer have been fabricated by anodization of titanium foil in fluoride containing organic electrolyte. Dye sensitized solar cells with photoanode made of titania nanotubes covered with nanograsswas found to have a higher efficiency than ones made with only titania nanotubes of the same length.This can be attributed to enhanced dye adsorption on nanotubes with nanograss. The efficiency of DSSC using titania nanotubes is also affected by the annealing conditions such as duration, temperature.

Template-free TiO2 hollow submicrospheres embedded with SnO2 nanobeans as a versatile scattering layer for dye-sensitized solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (14) ◽  
pp. 2848-2850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chih-Liang Wang ◽  
Jin-Yun Liao ◽  
Yubao Zhao ◽  
Arumugam Manthiram
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Light Harvesting ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Adsorption ◽  
Scattering Layer ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Template Free ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Nanobean SnO2-embedded TiO2 hollow submicrospheres as a scattering layer of dye-sensitized solar cells allow to simultaneously promote dye adsorption, light harvesting, and electron transport, leading to 28% improvement in the conversion efficiency compared to film-based SnO2.

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