Honeycomb‐Like Organized TiO2 Photoanodes with Dual Pores for Solid‐State Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells

SH Ahn, WS Chi, DJ Kim, SY Heo… - Advanced Functional …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
SH Ahn, WS Chi, DJ Kim, SY Heo, JH Kim
Advanced Functional Materials, 2013Wiley Online Library
A solid‐state dye‐sensitized solar cell (ssDSSC) with 7.4% efficiency at 100 mW/cm2 is
reported. This efficiency is one of the highest observed for N719 dye. High performance is
achieved via a honeycomb‐like, organized mesoporous TiO2 photoanode with dual pores,
high porosity, good interconnectivity, and excellent light scattering properties. The TiO2
photoanodes are prepared without any TiCl4 treatment via a one‐step, direct self‐assembly
of hydrophilically preformed TiO2 nanocrystals and poly (vinyl chloride)‐g‐poly (oxyethylene …
Abstract
A solid‐state dye‐sensitized solar cell (ssDSSC) with 7.4% efficiency at 100 mW/cm2 is reported. This efficiency is one of the highest observed for N719 dye. High performance is achieved via a honeycomb‐like, organized mesoporous TiO2 photoanode with dual pores, high porosity, good interconnectivity, and excellent light scattering properties. The TiO2 photoanodes are prepared without any TiCl4 treatment via a one‐step, direct self‐assembly of hydrophilically preformed TiO2 nanocrystals and poly(vinyl chloride)‐g‐poly(oxyethylene methacrylate) (PVC‐g‐POEM) graft copolymer as a titania source and a structure‐directing agent, respectively. Upon controlling the secondary forces between the polymer/TiO2 hybrid and the solvent by varying the amounts of HCl/H2O mixture or toluene, honeycomb‐like structures are generated to improve light scattering properties. Such multifunctional nanostructures with dual pores provide good pore‐filling of solid polymer electrolyte with large volume, enhanced light harvesting and reduced charge recombination, as confirmed by reflectance spectroscopy, incident photon‐to‐electron conversion efficiency (IPCE), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analysis.
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