Influence of nature of surface dipoles on observed photovoltage in dye-sensitized solar cells as probed by surface potential measurement

被引：19
作者：
Pandey, Shyam S. [1 ]
Sakaguchi, Shohei [1 ]
Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro [2 ]
Hayase, Shuji [1 ]
机构：
[1] Kyushu Inst Technol, Grad Sch Life Sci & Syst Engn, Wakamatsu Ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 8080196, Japan
[2] Nippon Steel Chem Co Ltd, Tobata Ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 8048503, Japan
来源：
ORGANIC ELECTRONICS | 2010年 / 11卷 / 03期
关键词：
Surface potential; Interface; DCA; Dye dipole; Dye aggregation; Dye-sensitized solar cells; NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO2 FILMS; BAND-EDGE MOVEMENT; EFFICIENT SENSITIZATION; ELECTRONIC-PROPERTIES; KELVIN PROBE; COUMARIN-DYE; THIN-LAYER; PERFORMANCE; OXIDE; RECOMBINATION;
D O I：
10.1016/j.orgel.2009.11.021
中图分类号：
T [工业技术];
学科分类号：
08 ;
摘要：
A contact free method of surface potential measurement using scanning Kelvin-probe microscopy (SKPM) was conducted to probe the nature of nanocrystalline TiO(2)/dye interface. In combination with electrical measurements an effort has been made to establish a correlation between the nature of sensitizing dye and observed surface potential with open circuit voltage (Voc) after dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) fabrication. Effect of chenodeoxycholic acid (DCA) as co-adsorbent with dyes upon the enhancement of DSSC efficiency has been probed by SKPM, which revealed a positive shift of surface potential upon treatment of thin films of TiO(2) with DCA. The enhancement of DSSC performance upon DCA introduction has been explained by upward shift of TiO(2) conduction band edge leading to enhanced Voc along with the prevention of pi-stacked aggregation resulting in enhanced short-circuit current density. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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