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Erschienen in: Journal of Nanoparticle Research 12/2011

01.12.2011 | Research Paper

TiO2 nanotube height effect on the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells

verfasst von: Yahya Alivov, Pan Xuan, Z. Y. Fan

Erschienen in: Journal of Nanoparticle Research | Ausgabe 12/2011

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Abstract

Performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on TiO2 nanotubes (NTs) filled with TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) was studied as a function of NT height (h). The NT height was varied in the range of 1.5–7.0 μm, while the NT diameter was kept constant at ~80 nm. The studies showed that DSSC efficiency, current density, and fill factor linearly increased with h and ranged in 1.76–6.5%, 3.62–13.2 mA/cm2, and 0.66–0.76, respectively, within the h range studied. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was also performed to study DSSC electron transport properties. Based on both photovoltaic and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy data, the results were explained as being due to the increased dye loading that led to higher light-harvesting efficiency.

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Metadaten
Titel
TiO2 nanotube height effect on the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells
verfasst von
Yahya Alivov
Pan Xuan
Z. Y. Fan
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2011
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Journal of Nanoparticle Research / Ausgabe 12/2011
Print ISSN: 1388-0764
Elektronische ISSN: 1572-896X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-011-0627-1

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