TY - GEN
T1 - DSSCs with ZnO@TiO2 core - shell photoanodes and I-/I3- electrolyte showing improved Voc
T2 - Specialty Optical Fibers, SOF 2016
AU - Tanyi, Ako Rajour
AU - Ekanayake, Piyasiri
AU - Tan, Ai Ling
AU - Young, David James
AU - Peiris, D. S.U.
PY - 2016/7/11
Y1 - 2016/7/11
N2 - ZnO@TiO2 core - shell nanostructures have been manipulated with metal ion dopants to create structures with reduced interfacial charge transfer recombination. ZnO and TiO2 were modified by doping with Cd and Mg, respectively, resulting in a reduction in the band-gap for Cd:ZnO and an increase in the band-gap for Mg:TiO2. A series of core - shell nanostructures based on a ZnO or a Cd:ZnO core and TiO2 or a Mg:TiO2 shell have been investigated as DSSC photoanodes. In another series, the core - shell materials were reversed for a complete evaluation of our hypothesis. The conduction band minima for the core and the shell structures were both extended. The structure of the nanoparticles, optoelectrical and interfacial charge recombination of of DSSC based on the nanoparticle films were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, UV-Vis DRS, Mott-Schottky, current density - voltage and EIS methods. The power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of DSSCs based on these core - shell structures were observed to depend on the elevation of the conduction band minimum of the shell oxide relative to that of the core oxide. DSSCs with Cd:ZnO@Mg:TiO2 and Cd:ZnO@TiO2 photoanodes achieved Voc and FF values comparable to those of DSSCs with TiO2 anodes. A moderate energy gradient and high potential barrier in these core - shell structures resulted in longer effective electron lifetimes and lower electron recombination in the corresponding DSSCs. The low PCE registered for DSSCs with anodes of Cd:ZnO@Mg:TiO2 and Cd:ZnO@TiO2 were attributed to the presence of a high proportion of rutile phase, caused by sintering at 650°C.
AB - ZnO@TiO2 core - shell nanostructures have been manipulated with metal ion dopants to create structures with reduced interfacial charge transfer recombination. ZnO and TiO2 were modified by doping with Cd and Mg, respectively, resulting in a reduction in the band-gap for Cd:ZnO and an increase in the band-gap for Mg:TiO2. A series of core - shell nanostructures based on a ZnO or a Cd:ZnO core and TiO2 or a Mg:TiO2 shell have been investigated as DSSC photoanodes. In another series, the core - shell materials were reversed for a complete evaluation of our hypothesis. The conduction band minima for the core and the shell structures were both extended. The structure of the nanoparticles, optoelectrical and interfacial charge recombination of of DSSC based on the nanoparticle films were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, UV-Vis DRS, Mott-Schottky, current density - voltage and EIS methods. The power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of DSSCs based on these core - shell structures were observed to depend on the elevation of the conduction band minimum of the shell oxide relative to that of the core oxide. DSSCs with Cd:ZnO@Mg:TiO2 and Cd:ZnO@TiO2 photoanodes achieved Voc and FF values comparable to those of DSSCs with TiO2 anodes. A moderate energy gradient and high potential barrier in these core - shell structures resulted in longer effective electron lifetimes and lower electron recombination in the corresponding DSSCs. The low PCE registered for DSSCs with anodes of Cd:ZnO@Mg:TiO2 and Cd:ZnO@TiO2 were attributed to the presence of a high proportion of rutile phase, caused by sintering at 650°C.
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U2 - 10.1364/IPRSN.2016.JTu4A.39
DO - 10.1364/IPRSN.2016.JTu4A.39
M3 - Conference Paper published in Proceedings
AN - SCOPUS:85019523162
SN - 9781943580149
T3 - Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
SP - 1
EP - 3
BT - Specialty Optical Fibers, SOF 2016
PB - Optical Society of America (OSA)
Y2 - 18 July 2016 through 20 July 2016
ER -