Suppression of charge recombination rate in nanocrystalline SnO2 by thin coatings of divalent oxides in dye-sensitized solar cells

  • Chaehyeon Lee
  • , Gi Won Lee
  • , Weekyung Kang
  • , Doh Kwon Lee
  • , Min Jae Ko
  • , Kyoungkon Kim
  • , Nam Gyu Park

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Abstract

The core-shell SnO2@AO (A = Ni, Cu, Zn and Mg) films were prepared and the effects of coatings on photovoltaic properties were investigated. Studies on X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, energy dispersive X-ray analysis and transmission electron microscopy showed the formation of divalent oxides on the surface of SnO2 nanoparticles. It was commonly observed that all the dye-sensitized core-shell films exhibited higher photovoltage than the bare SnO2 film. Transient photovoltage measurements confirmed that the improved photovoltages were related to the decreased time constants for electron recombination.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3093-3098
Number of pages6
JournalBulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
Volume31
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Nov 2010

Keywords

  • Charge recombination
  • Core-shell
  • Dye-sensitized solar cell
  • Nanocrystalline SnO
  • Surface coating

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