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Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 5/2014

01-05-2014

Improving photoelectrical performance of dye sensitized solar cells by doping Y2O3:Tb3+ nanorods

Authors: Shangyou Chen, Jianming Lin, Jihuai Wu

Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics | Issue 5/2014

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Abstract

Y2O3:Tb3+ nanorods have been successfully synthesized via a hydrothermal method and then introduced into the photoanode of dye-sensitized solar cell. As a p-type dopant, Y2O3:Tb3+ enhances the Fermi level of TiO2 film. Meanwhile, it also improves the short-circuit current density and the light-to-electric energy conversion efficiency by acting as a luminescence medium which can convert ultraviolet light to visible light efficiently. As a result, the conversion efficiency can reach 7.942 % when the doping amount is 4 wt%. The light-to-electric conversion efficiency is increased by a factor of 2.051 compared to that of a cell without Y2O3:Tb3+ doping. The mechanism has been discussed as well.
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Metadata
Title
Improving photoelectrical performance of dye sensitized solar cells by doping Y2O3:Tb3+ nanorods
Authors
Shangyou Chen
Jianming Lin
Jihuai Wu
Publication date
01-05-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics / Issue 5/2014
Print ISSN: 0957-4522
Electronic ISSN: 1573-482X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-014-1840-3

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