Surface-treated TiO2 nanoparticles for dye-sensitized solar cells with remarkably enhanced performance

Xukai Xin; Margaret Scheiner; Meidan Ye; Zhiqun Lin

doi:10.1021/la2034627

Surface-treated TiO₂ nanoparticles for dye-sensitized solar cells with remarkably enhanced performance

Xukai Xin, Margaret Scheiner, Meidan Ye, Zhiqun Lin

Department of Chemistry & Nanoscience

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Abstract

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were prepared by capitalizing on mesoporous P-25 TiO₂ nanoparticle film sensitized with N719 dyes. Subjecting TiO₂ nanoparticle films to TiCl₄ treatment, the device performance was improved. More importantly, O₂ plasma processing of TiO₂ film that was not previously TiCl ₄-treated resulted in a lower efficiency; by contrast, subsequent O₂ plasma exposure after TiCl₄ treatment markedly enhanced the power conversion efficiency, PCE, of DSSCs. Remarkably, with TiCl ₄ and O₂ plasma treatments dye-sensitized TiO₂ nanoparticle solar cells produced with 21 μm thick TiO₂ film illuminated under 100 mW/cm² exhibited a PCE as high as 8.35%, twice of untreated cells of 3.86%.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	14594-14598
Number of pages	5
Journal	Langmuir
Volume	27
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/la2034627
State	Published - 6 Dec 2011

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Surface-treated TiO2 nanoparticles for dye-sensitized solar cells with remarkably enhanced performance

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