Electron Kinetics in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Employing Anatase with (101) and (001) FacetsShow others and affiliations
2015 (English)In: Electrochimica Acta, ISSN 0013-4686, E-ISSN 1873-3859, Vol. 160, p. 296-305Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Two phase-pure nanocrystalline anatase materials differing in the exposed crystal facets (001) or (101) are studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and by transient photovoltage and photocurrent decay in dye sensitized solar cells. A larger chemical capacitance, indicating larger density of states, is observed for anatase (001). The presence of deep electron traps in (001) nanosheets is further confirmed by optical (UV-Vis) and photoemission (XPS, UPS) spectra. The difference in chemical capacitance indicates a slower diffusion of electrons in the (001) anatase material, but also a higher electron lifetime compared to (101) anatase material. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier , 2015. Vol. 160, p. 296-305
Keywords [en]
Titanium dioxide anatase; dye-sensitized solar cell; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; electron transport; nanoparticles
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Physical Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-117207DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.02.016ISI: 000351115900040OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-117207DiVA, id: diva2:807116
Note
Funding Agencies|Sciex-NMSch programme [12.376]; Grant Agency of the Czech Republic [13-07724S, P108/12/0814]; European Research Council (ERC) for an Advanced Research Grant (ARG) [247404]; Swedish Research Council Linnaeus grant LiLi-NFM
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