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JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
Volume 50, Issue 2, Pages 613-619Publisher
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DOI: 10.1007/s11664-020-08598-6
Keywords
Atomic force microscopy; semiconductor; dye-sensitized solar cells; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; charge carriers
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- Dongguan University of Technology, China
- HEC Pakistan
- US National Academy of Sciences [5-530/PAK-US/HEC/2013/193]
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Layer-by-layer titanium (IV) chloride treatment of TiO2 in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) increases short-circuit current density, leading to higher power conversion efficiency. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy studies provide insights into the effects of the treatment on device performance.
A layer-by-layer titanium (IV) chloride treatment was applied on different layers of TiO2 in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The effects were analysed and compared with standard untreated devices. A significant increase in short-circuit current density (J(SC)) was observed by employing layer-by-layer TiCl4 treatment of TiO2 in DSSCs. This increase of J(SC) is attributed to the increased inter-particle connectivity and increase in TiO2 nanoparticle size, resulting in better electron transfer and a lower charge carrier recombination rate. The DSSC fabricated with layer-by-layer-treated TiO2 achieved power conversion efficiency of 8.3%, which is significantly higher than the 6.7% achieved for the DSSC fabricated without TiCl4 treatment. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was performed to assess the better performance of the device fabricated with TiCl4 treatment. Atomic force microscopy and surface roughness were studied to visualize and statistically determine the function of TiCl4 treatment on different layers of TiO2. Transient photocurrent and transient photovoltage measurements were also performed to gain insight into interfacial charge carrier recombination.
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