Improvement of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Through TiCl4-Treated TiO2 Nanotube Arrays

被引：34

作者：

Charoensirithavorn, Patcharee ^{[1
]}

Ogomi, Yuhei ^{[2
]}

Sagawa, Takashi ^{[1
]}

Hayase, Shuzi ^{[2
]}

Yoshikawaa, Susumu ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Kyoto Univ, Inst Adv Energy, Kyoto 6110011, Japan

[2] Kyushu Inst Technol, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 8080196, Japan

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY | 2010年 / 157卷 / 03期

关键词：

current density; electrochemical electrodes; liquid phase deposition; nanotubes; solar cells; titanium compounds; FILMS; ELECTRODES; TICL4; PERFORMANCE; ELECTRICITY; MECHANISM;

D O I：

10.1149/1.3280229

中图分类号：

O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];

学科分类号：

081704 ;

摘要：

Titania nanotube arrays have been fabricated on a fluoride-doped tin oxide substrate by liquid phase deposition using ZnO nanorod arrays as a template and have been applied as the electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). The performance of DSCs based on TiO2 nanotube electrodes can be improved by treating the TiO2 nanotube arrays with titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4). Both the short-circuit current density and the conversion efficiency increased almost 2 times after the TiCl4 treatment. The TiCl4 treatment not only increased the amount of absorbed dyes but also enhanced the electron transport in the TiO2 films. TiCl4-treated TiO2 nanotube arrays with 4 mu m thickness showed a short-circuit current density of 8.37 mA/cm(2), an open-circuit voltage of 0.80 V, a fill factor of 0.67, and an overall conversion efficiency (eta) of 4.53%.

引用

页码：B354 / B356

页数：3