A Highly Efficient Dye-sensitized Solar Cell with a Blocking Layer and TiCl4 Treatment to Suppress Dark Reaction

作者：Lan Z^*; Wu J; Lin J; Huang M

来源：Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects , 2014, 36(16): 1810-1817.

DOI：10.1080/15567036.2011.561276

• blocking layer
• dark reaction
• dye-sensitized solar cell
• energy conversion efficiency
• TiCl4 treatment

A highly photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cell with energy conversion efficiency about 9.20% is obtained through the addition of a blocking layer and TiCl4 treatment on the TiO2 film to suppress dark reaction. It is found that the addition of a 1.0-mu m blocking layer in the photoelectrode can improve the energy conversion efficiency of a dye-sensitized solar cell from 7.41 to 7.92%, and the further 80 degrees C TiCl4 aqueous solution treatment on the TiO2 film can also obviously enhance the energy conversion efficiency from 7.92 to 9.20%, due to the efficient suppression of dark reaction in the dye-sensitized solar cell. Thus, the addition of a blocking layer and TiCl4 treatment on the TiO2 film is an efficient way for fabricating highly photovoltaic performance of the dye-sensitized solar cell.

• 出版日期2014
• 单位华侨大学