Dye-sensitized solar cell with a pair of carbon-based electrodes
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 165103 |
| Journal / Publication | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 16 |
| Online published | 2 Apr 2012 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Abstract
We have fabricated a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) with a pair of carbon-based electrodes using a transparent, conductive carbon nanotubes (CNTs) film modified with ultra-thin titanium-sub-oxide (TiOx) as the working electrode and a bilayer of conductive CNTs and carbon black as the counter electrode. Without TiOx modification, the DSSC is almost nonfunctional whereas the power conversion efficiency (PCE) increases significantly when the working electrode is modified with TiOx. The performance of the cell could be further improved when the carbon black film was added on the counter electrode. The improved efficiency can be attributed to the inhibition of the mass recombination at the working electrode/electrolyte interface by TiOx and the acceleration of the electron transfer kinetics at the counter electrode by carbon black. The DSSC with a pair of carbon-based electrodes gives the PCE of 1.37%. © 2012 IOP Publishing Ltd.
Citation Format(s)
Dye-sensitized solar cell with a pair of carbon-based electrodes. / Kyaw, Aung Ko Ko; Tantang, Hosea; Wu, Tao et al.
In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 45, No. 16, 165103, 04.2012.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
