A simple route towards low-temperature processing of nanoporous thin films using UV-irradiation: Application for dye solar cells
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Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. 2009, vol. 205, n° 1, p. 70-76
Elsevier
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Fabrication of anatase TiO<sub>2</sub> porous films at low temperature was achieved by a very simple, straightforward and cheap method involving the connection of oxide particles by UV-irradiation in air. The novelty of ...Lire la suite >
Fabrication of anatase TiO<sub>2</sub> porous films at low temperature was achieved by a very simple, straightforward and cheap method involving the connection of oxide particles by UV-irradiation in air. The novelty of the method relies on the direct UV-irradiation of oxide nanoparticles, without the presence of any oxide precursor or any additional treatment to form the nanoparticulate film. As electrodes for dye solar cells (DSCs), the 1–3 μm-thick films modified with Dyesol N3 dye showed high photovoltaic responses, a maximum overall energy conversion efficiency of 2.4–2.5% being measured under AM1.5 illumination at 100 and 140 mW cm<sup>−2</sup>. This method was extended to other semi-conducting oxides such as SnO<sub>2</sub>. Efficiencies as high as 1.8% and 1.5% were measured under AM1.5 illumination at 64 and 140 mW cm<sup>−2</sup>, respectively. This approach draws new prospects in the field of plastic organic–inorganic hybrid devices.< Réduire
Mots clés
Titanium dioxide
Tin dioxide
UV-processing
Photosensitization
Dye solar cells
Flexible substrates
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