Title :
The Enhancement of Dye-Sensitized Solar cell Performance by Tio2-Based Mixed Metal Oxide Nanostructured Electrodes
Author :
Yoshikawa, Susumu ; Kitiyanan, Athapol ; Ngamsinlapasathian, Supachai ; Yoshikawa, Osamu ; Suzuki, Yoshikazu
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Adv. Energy, Kyoto Univ.
Abstract :
The TiO2-based mixed metal oxides were synthesized by surfactant assisted templating method. The XRD results indicated that the addition of small amount of other metal oxides into nanostructured TiO2, the structure of the mixed oxide still maintains an anatase type of TiO2.The role of added metal was based on the crystal growth inhibiter, which leads to smaller grain size when compared to the sole metal oxide. Among TiO2-based mixed metal oxides, the cells fabricated from TiZr5 showed the highest efficiency of 5.13%
Keywords :
X-ray diffraction; dyes; electrodes; grain size; nanostructured materials; optical constants; semiconductor materials; solar cells; titanium compounds; BET surface area; TiO2-ZrO2; XRD; crystal growth inhibiter; dye-sensitized solar cell; grain size; mixed metal oxide nanostructured electrodes; optical band gap; solar energy conversion efficiency; surfactant assisted templating method; Electrodes; Electrons; Grain size; Nanostructures; Ovens; Photovoltaic cells; Spontaneous emission; Titanium; Transistors; X-ray scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0017-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0017-1
DOI :
10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279445
