Journal
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 56, Issue 18, Pages 6293-6298Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.05.045
Keywords
TiO2; Dye-sensitized solar cells; Double-layered composite films; Hollow spheres; Nanoparticles
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [20877061, 51072154]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province [2010CDA078]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2007CB613302]
- SKLWUT
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Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are fabricated based on double-layered composite films of TiO2 nanoparticles and hollow spheres. The photoelectric conversion performances of DSSCs based on nanoparticles/nanoparticles (PP), hollow spheres/hollow spheres (HH), hollow spheres/nanoparticles (HP), and nanoparticles/hollow spheres (PH) double-layered films are investigated, and their photoelectric conversion efficiencies are 4.33, 4.72, 4.93 and 5.28%, respectively. The enhanced performance of TiO2 nanoparticles/hollow spheres double-layered composite film solar cells can be attributed to the combined effect of following factors. The light scattering of overlayer hollow spheres enhances harvesting light of the DSSCs and the underlayer TiO2 nanoparticle layer ensures good electronic contact between film electrode and the F-doped tin oxide (FM) glass substrate. Furthermore, the high surface areas and pore volume of TiO2 hollow spheres are respectively beneficial to adsorption of dye molecules and transfer of electrolyte solution. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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