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Shi J, Wang Y, Yang M, Gu Y, An W, Men Y, Yang J, Rui Y. Enhanced interface properties of solution-processed antimony sulfide planar solar cells with n-type indium sulfide buffer layer. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Increasing solar light efficiency by engineering cell structures with modified Ti foil and specific concentrations of electrolyte in liquid dye-sensitized solar cells. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.135631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Huang CH, Chen YW, Chen CM. Chromatic Titanium Photoanode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells under Rear Illumination. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:2658-2666. [PMID: 29299909 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b18351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Titanium (Ti) has high potential in many practical applications such as biomedicine, architecture, aviation, and energy. In this study, we demonstrate an innovative application of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on Ti photoanodes that can be integrated into the roof engineering of large-scale architectures. A chromatic Ti foil produced by anodizing oxidation (coloring) technology is an attractive roof material for large-scale architecture, showing a colorful appearance due to the formation of a reflective TiO2 thin layer on both surfaces of Ti. The DSSC is fabricated on the backside of the chromatic Ti foil using the Ti foil as the working electrode, and this roof-DSSC hybrid configuration can be designed as an energy harvesting device for indoor artificial lighting. Our results show that the facet-textured TiO2 layer on the chromatic Ti foil not only improves the optical reflectance for better light utilization but also effectively suppresses the charge recombination for better electron collection. The power conversion efficiency of the roof-DSSC hybrid system is improved by 30-40% with a main contribution from an improvement of short-circuit current density under standard 1 sun and dim-light (600-1000 lx) illumination.
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- Chih-Hsiang Huang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University , 145 Xingda Road, South District, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University , 145 Xingda Road, South District, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University , 145 Xingda Road, South District, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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Rezaei B, Taki M, Irannejad N, Ensafi AA. Electro-deposition under a modulated electrical field as an enhanced method for the preparation of an efficient photoanode of dye-sensitized solar cells. J Solid State Electrochem 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-017-3740-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Preparation of Ti foil-based TiO2 film containing rutile sea urchin-like microspheres covered with anatase nanotubes self-organized layer and its application in dye-sensitized solar cells. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ri JH, Jin J, Xu J, Peng T, Ryu KI. Preparation of iodine-free ionic liquid gel electrolyte using polyethylene oxide (PEO)-polyethylene glycol (PEG) and its application in Ti-foil-based dye-sensitized solar cells. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.03.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Self-Organized Formation of Embossed Nanopatterns on Various Metal Substrates: Application to Flexible Solar Cells. Electrochim Acta 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.07.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Chen C, Li Y, Sun X, Xie F, Wei M. Efficiency enhanced dye-sensitized Zn2SnO4solar cells using a facile chemical-bath deposition method. NEW J CHEM 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4nj00729h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Effects of water-based gel electrolyte on the charge recombination and performance of dye-sensitized solar cells. J Solid State Electrochem 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-014-2508-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Hao Y, Rui Y, Li Y, Zhang Q, Wang H. Size-tunable TiO2 nanocrystals from titanium (IV) bis (ammonium lactato) dihydroxide and towards enhance the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells. Electrochim Acta 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.11.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Effect of single-wall carbon nanotubes on the properties of polymeric gel electrolyte dye-sensitized solar cells. J Solid State Electrochem 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-013-2302-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Yen YC, Ko WY, Chen JZ, Lin KJ. Enhancing the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells based on TiO2 nanotube/nanoparticle composite photoanodes. Electrochim Acta 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.04.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dukštienė N, Sinkevičiūtė D. Photoelectrochemical properties of MoO2 thin films. J Solid State Electrochem 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-012-1985-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Balasingam SK, Kang MG, Jun Y. Metal substrate based electrodes for flexible dye-sensitized solar cells: fabrication methods, progress and challenges. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:11457-75. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc46224b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mastroianni S, Lembo A, Brown TM, Reale A, Di Carlo A. Electrochemistry in Reverse Biased Dye Solar Cells and Dye/Electrolyte Degradation Mechanisms. Chemphyschem 2012; 13:2964-75. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201200229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Qin Z, Zhang G, Liao Q, Qiu Y, Huang Y, Zhang Y. Influences of low temperature thermal treatment on ZnO nanowire arrays and nanoparticles based flexible dye-sensitized solar cells. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2012.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Zhang X, Chen X, Dong S, Liu Z, Zhou X, Yao J, Pang S, Xu H, Zhang Z, Li L, Cui G. Hierarchical micro/nano-structured titanium nitride spheres as a high-performance counter electrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm30420a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Improving the efficiency of CdS quantum dot-sensitized Zn2SnO4 solar cells by surface treatment with Al3+ ions. Electrochim Acta 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Fan K, Peng T, Chen J, Zhang X, Li R. Low-cost, quasi-solid-state and TCO-free highly bendable dye-sensitized cells on paper substrate. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm32011h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Fan K, Gong C, Peng T, Chen J, Xia J. A novel preparation of small TiO₂ nanoparticle and its application to dye-sensitized solar cells with binder-free paste at low temperature. NANOSCALE 2011; 3:3900-3906. [PMID: 21845275 DOI: 10.1039/c1nr10481k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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TiO(2) nanoparticles with diameter <10 nm were synthesized by a facile, non-hydrothermal method at low temperature. A porous TiO(2) film electrode consisting of the obtained small TiO(2) nanoparticles and commercial TiO(2) nanoparticles without any organic binder was prepared at low temperature. The photovoltaic performance of the solar cell based on the TiO(2) electrode was investigated by the current-voltage and electrochemical impedance spectra. All the experimental results indicate that the addition amount of the small TiO(2) nanoparticles in the binder-free paste affects the photovoltaic performance of the photoelectrode greatly. The overall energy conversion efficiency of the optimized binder-free photoelectrode achieves 3.53% without high-temperature sintering. Additionally, the performance of the small particles derived from this facile method can be comparable with that of small ones obtained from traditionally hydrothermal method, indicating the small particles in our study can be applied to flexible dye-sensitized solar cells. And the present low-temperature preparation of photoelectrode containing small TiO(2) nanoparticles shows an encouraging performance on both conductive glass and plastic substrates and could be suited in the industrial and large-scale application due to its low energy cost and relatively high conversion efficiency.
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- Ke Fan
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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Zhao X, Lin H, Li X, Li J. The effect of compression on electron transport and recombination in plastic TiO2 photoanodes. Electrochim Acta 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Wang ZZ, Wang JS, Li HY, Sun GS, Huang KL. Fabrication and photocatalytic activity of TiO2/SiO2 composite nanotubes. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-011-0285-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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