Formation of artificial pores in nano-TiO2 photo-electrode films using acetylene-black for high-efficiency, dye-sensitized solar cells

Tae Yeon Cho; Chi Whan Han; Yongseok Jun; Soon Gil Yoon

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Formation of artificial pores in nano-TiO₂ photo-electrode films using acetylene-black for high-efficiency, dye-sensitized solar cells

Tae Yeon Cho, Chi Whan Han, Yongseok Jun, Soon Gil Yoon

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Acetylene-black paste without a light scattering layer was applied to meso-porous TiO₂ photo-electrode films with a crystalline framework, a low residual carbon, and a tunable morphological pore size. The thermal-treated TiO₂ photo-electrode films had an increased acetylene-black concentration with an increase in artificial pores and a decrease in residual carbon. The performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) was enhanced by the use of the TiO₂ photo-anode pastes at various acetylene-black concentrations. The photo-conversion efficiency of the DSSCs using TiO₂ photo-electrode films with 1.5 wt% acetylene-black was enhanced from 7.98 (no acetylene-black) to 9.75% without the integration of a light-scattering layer.

Original language	English
Article number	1496
Journal	Scientific reports
Volume	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01496
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

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