Improved performance of dye-sensitized solar cells with compact TiO2 blocking layer prepared using low-temperature reactive ICP-assisted DC magnetron sputtering

Autor:	Dong Young Kim, Seung-Yeop Kwak, Jung-Joong Lee, Hyun-Joong Kim, Jae-Deok Jeon
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Materials science business.industry General Chemical Engineering Energy conversion efficiency Analytical chemistry Substrate (electronics) Sputter deposition Tin oxide Dye-sensitized solar cell Sputtering Optoelectronics Inductively coupled plasma business Layer (electronics)
Zdroj:	Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 18:1807-1812
ISSN:	1226-086X
DOI:	10.1016/j.jiec.2012.04.008
Popis:	This study discusses about carrier blocking effects of a compact TiO2 deposited onto fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) to improve the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The compact TiO2 blocking layer is prepared by reactive inductively coupled plasma (ICP)-assisted DC magnetron sputtering without substrate heating. The resulting layer yields a 47% improvement in the energy conversion efficiency, indicating that the blocking layer prepared by low temperature ICP-assisted sputtering effectively prevents physical contact with the FTO. This process may suggest a new method for fabricating photoelectrodes which consist of TiO2 blocking layer for use in flexible DSSCs.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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