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Titania Nanotube-based Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

티타니아 나노튜브를 이용한 염료감응 태양전지

  • Kim, Taehyun (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyonggi University) ;
  • Jung, Jihoon (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyonggi University)
  • 김태현 (경기대학교 화학공학과) ;
  • 정지훈 (경기대학교 화학공학과)
  • Received : 2018.04.18
  • Accepted : 2018.05.08
  • Published : 2018.08.01
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Abstract

Titanium nanotubes (TNT) of various lengths ranging from $0.34^{\circ}C$ to a maximum of $8.9^{\circ}C$ were prepared by anodizing a titanium metal sheet in an electrolyte containing fluorine ion ($F^-$) of HF, NaF and $NH_4F$. When TNT prepared by anodizing was calcined at $450^{\circ}C$, anatase crystals with photo activity were formed. The TNT-based dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) showed a maximum conversion efficiency of 4.71% when the TNT length was $2.5{\mu}m$. This value was about 18% higher than photo conversion efficiency of the FTO-based DSSC coated with titania paste. And the short circuit current density ($J_{sc}$) of the TNT-DSSC was $9.74mA/cm^2$, which was about 35% higher than the $7.19mA/cm^2$ of FTO-DSSC. The reason for the higher conversion efficiency of TNT-DSSC solar cells is that photoelectrons generated from dyes are rapidly transferred to the electrode surface through TNT, and the recombination of photoelectrons and dyes is suppressed.

HF, NaF, $NH_4F$와 같이 플루오르 이온(F-)이 함유된 전해질에서 티타늄 금속판을 양극산화시켜 $0.34{\mu}m$부터 최대 $8.9{\mu}m$까지 다양한 길이의 티타니아 나노튜브(TNT)를 제조하였다. 양극산화에 의해 제조된 TNT를 $450^{\circ}C$에서 소성시키면 광 활성을 가지는 아나타제 결정이 생성되었다. TNT 기반 염료감응 태양전지(DSSC)는 TNT 길이가 $2.5{\mu}m$일때 광전환 효율이 4.71%로 최대를 나타내었다. 이 값은 티타니아 페이스트를 코팅하여 제작한 FTO 기반 DSSC의 광전환 효율 보다 약 18% 높았다. 또한 TNT-DSSC의 단락전류밀도($J_{sc}$)는 $9.74mA/cm^2$로 FTO-DSSC의 $7.19mA/cm^2$ 보다 약 35% 이상 높았다. TNT-DSSC 태양전지의 광전환 효율이 더 높은 이유는 염료에서 생성된 광전자가 TNT를 통해 전극 표면으로 빨리 전달되어 광전자와 염료가 재결합 되는 것이 억제되었기 때문이다.

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