Abstract
Solid state dye sensitized solar cells have been the focus of much attention over the past few years. We have recently been able to demonstrate efficiencies in excess of 4% and further improvements are expected. Here we compare a range of different hole conductor materials and investigate a number of key parameters which affect their performance. Wetting and pore filling of the nanoporous TiO2 layer by the hole transporter appears to play a critical role in determining the final efficiency of the cell. A comparison of our results shows the importance of complete filling in contrast to just wetting of the nanoporous TiO2 layer, which is generally underestimated.
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Dye-sensitized solar cellSolid-stateChemical engineeringMaterials scienceChemistryPhysical chemistry
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- 500
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 296-301
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- 253
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Lukas Schmidt‐Mende,
Michaël Grätzel
(2006).
TiO2 pore-filling and its effect on the efficiency of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells.
Thin Solid Films
, 500
(1-2)
, 296-301.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2005.11.020
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- 10.1016/j.tsf.2005.11.020