Abstract
F-doped SnO2 nanowires array coated with carbon on stainless steel substrate was investigated as counter electrode (CE) for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). With increasing the carbon coating time, the conductivities of F-doped SnO2 nanowires increased and the charge transfer resistances of the CEs decreased. The overall energy conversion efficiencies of DSSCs with an active area of 0.25 cm2 sensitized by a N719 dye reached up to 9.28% (AM1.5, 100 mW cm-2) by using the electrodes. It is found that the photovoltaic performance was deeply affected by the carbon coating time.
Keywords
Counter electrode, Dye sensitized solar cell, Charge transfer resistance.
Citation
Z. ZHOU, Y. WANG, Y. SU, Z. YANG, Y. ZHANG, Carbon/F-doped SnO2 nanowires array counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cell, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 4, 9, September 2010, pp.1332-1335 (2010).
Submitted at: Aug. 13, 2010
Accepted at: Sept. 15, 2010