scholarly journals Carbon Doped Nano-Crystalline TiO<sub>2</sub> Photo-Active Thin Film for Solid State Photochemical Solar Cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 54-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond Taziwa ◽  
Edson Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Carbon Doped ◽  
Nano Crystalline

Optical and electrochemical characterization of poly(3-undecyl-2,2′-bithiophene) in thin film solid state TiO2 photovoltaic solar cells

2003 ◽  
Vol 132 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian D. Grant ◽  
Adam M. Schwartzberg ◽  
Greg P. Smestad ◽  
Janusz Kowalik ◽  
Laren M. Tolbert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Electrochemical Characterization ◽  
Photovoltaic Solar Cells

Characterization of Copper (I) Iodide (CuI) Thin Film using TMED for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 667 ◽  
pp. 447-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.R. Zainun ◽  
Mohamad Hafiz Mamat ◽  
U.M. Noor ◽  
Mohamad Rusop
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Ultra Violet ◽  
Coating Solution ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
P Type ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Solid state dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were first reported in 1991 without employing p-type as hole conductor. The p-type as hole conductor was first introduced in 1995 and CuI is preferred among others p-type semiconductors. However, in 2003 utilizing of CuI based DSSC was found unstable by the excessive iodine strongly decreased the photocurrent of the cell. Later then, the stability of CuI based DSSCs was reported can be improved by added small amount of triethylamine hydrothiocyanate (THT) in the CuI coating solution. Following to that, in this work new chemical is introduce as an option to present situation which can give equally or better effective for fabrication of solid-state DSSCs. The chemical is called tetramethylethylenediamine (TMED), is employed to CuI in sol-gel process and their characterizations have been studied. The CuI coating solution was prepared by dissolved CuI powder with acetonitrile and added in 0.5mL TMED. Using spin coating technique the sol then deposited onto glass and silicon substrate at room temperature. The film were analyzed by their particles conductivity using pH meter, surface morphology using Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM) and optical properties using ultraviolet visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis) and photoluminescence (PL) measurement. The results of this sol-gel were compared with other CuI sol-gel which prepared by dissolved CuI powder with acetonitrile only. The optical transmittance within ultra-violet range exhibited that thin film is transparent and it optical band gap have been studied. Further clarification and measurements need to be done in order to prove that the proposed chemical can be used as an option.

Dye-sensitized solid-state solar cells fabricated by screen-printed TiO2 thin film with addition of polystyrene balls

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 1004-1007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Han ◽  
Jin Mao Chen ◽  
Xiao Wen Zhou ◽  
Yuan Lin ◽  
Jing Bo Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Tio2 Thin Film ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Screen Printed

scholarly journals Molecular Engineering of Potent Sensitizers for Very Efficient Light Harvesting in Thin-Film Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (34) ◽  
pp. 10742-10745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyu Zhang ◽  
Yaoyao Xu ◽  
Fabrizio Giordano ◽  
Marcel Schreier ◽  
Norman Pellet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Light Harvesting ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Molecular Engineering ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells
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