TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of photoanode structure on the performance of flexible dye-sensitized solar cell having a Ti substrate
AU - Wu, Tien Tsai
AU - Ting, Jyh Ming
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology in Taiwan under Grant No. 103-2221-E-006-051-MY3 and National Cheng Kung University Aim for the top University Project in Taiwan under Grant No. D104-33B01 .
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PY - 2015/11/30
Y1 - 2015/11/30
N2 - True flexible dye-sensitized solar cell were fabricated and characterized. Titanium foil and indium tin oxide coated polyethylene naphthalate were used as the substrates for the photoanode and the counter electrode, respectively. Two types of titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) powders were used for making the photoanodes, namely, commercial TiO 2 particles and homemade TiO 2 mesoporous beads. Reduced graphene oxide (RGO) was included in selected photoanodes to improve the electrical conductivity. The cells were fabricated with or without a TiO 2 compact layer (CL). The effects of CL, RGO addition, and the use of mesoporous TiO 2 beads on the cell performance are presented and discussed. We demonstrated that the optimized combination of CL, RGO, and the beads improves the cell efficiency by as much as 154%.
AB - True flexible dye-sensitized solar cell were fabricated and characterized. Titanium foil and indium tin oxide coated polyethylene naphthalate were used as the substrates for the photoanode and the counter electrode, respectively. Two types of titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) powders were used for making the photoanodes, namely, commercial TiO 2 particles and homemade TiO 2 mesoporous beads. Reduced graphene oxide (RGO) was included in selected photoanodes to improve the electrical conductivity. The cells were fabricated with or without a TiO 2 compact layer (CL). The effects of CL, RGO addition, and the use of mesoporous TiO 2 beads on the cell performance are presented and discussed. We demonstrated that the optimized combination of CL, RGO, and the beads improves the cell efficiency by as much as 154%.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.08.100
DO - 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.08.100
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84948651740
VL - 356
SP - 868
EP - 874
JO - Applied Surface Science
JF - Applied Surface Science
SN - 0169-4332
ER -