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http://dx.doi.org/10.3365/KJMM.2012.50.3.243

Property of Counter Electrode with Pt and Ru Catalyst Films for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell  

Noh, Yunyoung (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Seoul)
Yu, Byungkwan (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Seoul)
Yoo, Kicheon (Solar Cell Research Center, Natioinal Agenda Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST))
Ko, Min Jae (Solar Cell Research Center, Natioinal Agenda Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST))
Song, Ohsung (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Seoul)
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Korean Journal of Metals and Materials / v.50, no.3, 2012 , pp. 243-247 More about this Journal
Abstract
A ruthenium (Ru) catalytic layer and a conventional Pt layer were assessed as counter electrodes (CE) for dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Ru films with different thicknesses of 34, 46, and 90 nm were deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD). Pt layers with the same thicknesses were prepared by sputtering. $0.45cm^2$ DSSCs were prepared and their properties were characterized by FE-SEM, cyclic voltammetry (CV), impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and current-voltage (I-V). FE-SEM revealed that the crystallized Ru films and Pt films had been deposited quite conformally. CV showed that the catalytic activity of Pt was much greater than that of Ru. In addition, although the catalytic activity of Pt did not depend on the thickness, that of Ru showed an increase with increasing thickness. Impedance analysis revealed high charge transfer resistance at the Ru interface and a decrease with increasing Ru thickness, whereas Pt showed low resistance with no thickness dependence. Despite the relatively small catalytic activity of Ru, the I-V result revealed the average energy conversion efficiency of Ru and Pt to be 2.98% and 6.57%, respectively. These results suggest that Ru can be used as counter electrodes in DSSCs due to its extremely low temperature process compatibility.
Keywords
solar cells; sputter; optical properties; nano electrode;
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