Fabrication of an efficient solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell

Q. B. Meng; K. Takahashi; X. T. Zhang; I. Sutanto; T. N. Rao; O. Sato; A. Fujishima; H. Watanabe; T. Nakamori; M. Uragami

doi:10.1021/la026832n

Fabrication of an efficient solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell

Q. B. Meng, K. Takahashi, X. T. Zhang, I. Sutanto, T. N. Rao, O. Sato, A. Fujishima, H. Watanabe, T. Nakamori, M. Uragami

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A highly efficient solid-state solar cell (TiO₂/dye/CuI) with improved stability was fabricated by controlling the pore filling of the porous dyed TiO₂ layer with molten salt capped CuI crystals and improving the TiO₂ by necking with ZnO. The molten salt controls the CuI crystal growth and acts as a protective coating for CuI nanocrystals, and necking with the more conductive ZnO improves electrical contact between TiO₂ particles, both contributing to improved cell performance. Cells achieved efficiency as high as 3.8% with improved stability under continuous illumination for about 2 weeks.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3572-3574
Number of pages	3
Journal	Langmuir
Volume	19
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/la026832n
Publication status	Published - Apr 29 2003
Externally published	Yes

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Materials Science(all)
Condensed Matter Physics
Surfaces and Interfaces
Spectroscopy
Electrochemistry

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