期刊
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
卷 79, 期 -, 页码 182-188出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.06.104
关键词
Dye-sensitized solar cells; Compact film; Layer-by-layer self assembly; Anatase
资金
- Shanghai Municipal Education Commission [07SG37]
- Natural Science Foundation of China [51072034]
- Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project [B603]
- Cultivation Fund of the Key Scientific and Technical Innovation Project [708039]
- Program for Professor of Special Appointment (Eastern Scholar) at Shanghai Institutions of Higher Learning
- Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities [111-2-04]
An anatase TiO2 sol containing ultrafine TiO2 crystallites (ca. 5 nm) was used to fabricate the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) with a compact layer, which was prepared by the peptization-hydrothermal method using the CF3COOH as peptizing agent. The dried sol was calcined at 300 degrees C for 1 h to eliminate the organics over the surface of TiO2 and increase the crystallite size of the TiO2 nanocrystals (the special surface area of the calcined TiO2 decreased from 224.7 to 94.9 m(2)/g); and then it was used to prepare the paste for the porous layer of DSSCs. The compact layer was prepared by the diluted sol through the layer-by-layer (LBL) self assembly technique to control its thickness. The compact films derived from LBL self assembly method not only prevented the charge recombination at the conductor substrate/electrolyte interface but also improved the adhesion between the porous layer and the conductive layer on the substrate, which increased the number of the effective electron pathways with the short distance of the porous layer and consequently resulted in a better electrical contact. The photoelectron conversion efficiency of the DSSCs with the LBL films had increased apparently. In particular, a 12-layer TiO2/PSS LBL film of the DSSC led to a 24.5% increase in the photoelectron conversion efficiency from 5.93 to 7.38%. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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