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http://dx.doi.org/10.14478/ace.2011.22.2.190

Effects of Multi-layer and TiCl4 Treatment for TiO2 Electrode in Dye-sensitized Solar Cell  

Kim, Gyeong-Ok (Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan)
Kim, Ki-Won (i-cube center, ITRC for Energy Storage and Conversion, Gyeongsang National University)
Cho, Kwon-Koo (i-cube center, ITRC for Energy Storage and Conversion, Gyeongsang National University)
Ryu, Kwang-Sun (Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan)
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Applied Chemistry for Engineering / v.22, no.2, 2011 , pp. 190-195 More about this Journal
Abstract
To investigate the photon-trapping effect and scattering layer effect of $TiO_2$ multi-layer in dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) and the degree of recombination of electrons at the electrode treated $TiCl_4$, we formed electrodes of different conditions and obtained the most optimal electrode conditions. To estimate characteristics of the cell, IV curve, UV-Vis spectrophotometer, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) were measured. As a result, we confirmed that the multi-layer's efficiency was higher than that of monolayer in the IV curve and the performance of $TiCl_4$ treated electrode was increased according to decreasing the impedance of EIS. Among several conditions, the efficiency of the cell with scattering layer is higher than that of a layer with the base electrode about 19%. Because the light scattering layer enhances the efficiency of the transmission wavelength and has long electron transfer path. Therefore, the value of the short circuit current increases approximately 10% and IPCE in the maximum peak also increases about 12%.
Keywords
scattering layer; $TiCl_4$ treatment; higher efficiency; DSSC;
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