Conversion efficiency of 10.8% by a dye-sensitized solar cell using a TiO2 electrode with high haze

Yasuo Chiba; Ashraful Islam; Ryoichi Komiya; Naoki Koide; Liyuan Han

doi:10.1063/1.2208920

Abstract

We have investigated the effects of titanium dioxide (TiO2) electrodes with high haze on dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). The incident photon to current conversion efficiency of the DSCs was greatly improved using TiO2 electrodes with high haze. It was found that haze of the TiO2 electrodes in the infrared region is important for advancing the conversion efficiency of DSCs. A DSC using a high haze TiO2 electrode showed a conversion efficiency of 10.8%, as measured by a public testing center in Japan.

Keywords

HazeDye-sensitized solar cellEnergy conversion efficiencyElectrodeMaterials scienceTitanium dioxideOptoelectronicsTitaniumInfraredOpticsChemistryMetallurgy

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Year: 2006
Type: article
Volume: 88
Issue: 22
Citations: 173
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                                    Yasuo Chiba, 
                                
                                    Ashraful Islam, 
                                
                                    Ryoichi Komiya
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2006). 
                            Conversion efficiency of 10.8% by a dye-sensitized solar cell using a TiO2 electrode with high haze. 
                            Applied Physics Letters
                            , 88
                            (22)
                            .
                            https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2208920
                        

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DOI: 10.1063/1.2208920