Open-circuit voltage improvement by using TiO2 nanotubes as a working electrode of dye-sensitized solar cell

X. D. Li; D. W. Zhang; Z. Sun; Y. W. Chen; S. M. Huang

doi:10.1109/INEC.2008.4585592

Open-circuit voltage improvement by using TiO₂ nanotubes as a working electrode of dye-sensitized solar cell

X. D. Li, D. W. Zhang, Z. Sun, Y. W. Chen, S. M. Huang

School of Physics and Electronic Science

East China Normal University

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Abstract

The titanium dioxide nanotubes (TiNTs) were directly fabricated from commercial P25 TiO₂ via alkali hydrothermal transformation. The optimized synthesis, thermal and hydrothermal stability, and consequent optical properties of the titanate nanotubes were systematically studied. The TiO ₂ nanotubes were characterized by transmission electron microscopy. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were constructed with films made of grown TiO₂ nanotubes as working electrodes. The nanocrystalline TiO ₂ pastes were prepared with PEG (Mw 20000) and as made TiO ₂ nanotubes. The titania thin films were grown by screen printing method in order to efficiently control the DSSC fabrication process. The microstructures of nanoporous films in solar cells were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET) analysis. A metal-free organic dye (referred to as D102 dye) was used as a sensitizer. A high conversion efficiency of light-to-electricity of around 6% under illumination of simulated AM1.5 sunlight (65mW/cm²) was achieved with the TiO₂ nanotube cell. Compared with the case of DSSCs with TiO₂ nanoparticles, the open-circuit voltage and fill factor of DSSCs with TiO₂ nanotubes increased significantly. The related mechanisms are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2008 2nd IEEE International Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2008
Pages	746-750
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/INEC.2008.4585592
State	Published - 2008
Event	2008 2nd IEEE International Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2008 - Shanghai, China Duration: 24 Mar 2008 → 27 Mar 2008

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Name	2008 2nd IEEE International Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2008

Conference

Conference	2008 2nd IEEE International Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2008
Country/Territory	China
City	Shanghai
Period	24/03/08 → 27/03/08

Keywords

Dye-sensitized solar cells
Fill factor
Open-circuit voltage
Titanium dioxide nanotubes

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10.1109/INEC.2008.4585592

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Li, X. D., Zhang, D. W., Sun, Z., Chen, Y. W., & Huang, S. M. (2008). Open-circuit voltage improvement by using TiO₂ nanotubes as a working electrode of dye-sensitized solar cell. In 2008 2nd IEEE International Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2008 (pp. 746-750). Article 4585592 (2008 2nd IEEE International Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2008). https://doi.org/10.1109/INEC.2008.4585592

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