TiO2纳米管阵列在太阳能电池中应用的研究进展

综述了TiO2-NTAs太阳能电池的最新进展,分析了TiO2-NTAs太阳能电池的特点,并展望了TiO2-NTAs太阳能电池的研究方向.     

染料敏化太阳能电池的TiO_2光阳极研究进展

综述了染料敏化太阳能电池(dye-sensitized solar cells,DSSC)的TiO2光阳极的研究现状及存在的问题,分析探讨了改进和提高DSSC电池性能的方法和途径,并对其发展趋势进行了展望。     

染料敏化太阳能电池的研究进展

近年来,染料敏化太阳电池以其简单的制作工艺,低廉的生产成本,较高的转换效率和光明的发展前景,已经成为国际上的研究热点。本文介绍了染料敏化太阳电池的研究背景和发展过程,简述了基于纳米TiO2半导体电极材料的太阳能电池的基本结构和工作机理,,并且就染料敏化太阳电池存在的问题和发展前景给予论述。     

染料敏化纳米晶太阳能电池的研究进展

半导体纳米晶颗粒形成的膜具有较大的比表面积，其表面上可以吸附大量的染料分子，因而可以有效地吸收太阳光，并将其转化为电能。介绍了染料敏化纳米晶太阳能电池的基本原理以及电池的结构，着重从电池各个组成部分介绍了染料敏化纳米晶太阳能电池的发展及其研究现状。     

ZnO纳米四脚状阵列电极染料敏化太阳能电池

采用化学气相沉积(CVD)法制备了不同尺寸的四脚状纳米ZnO和ZnO纳米棒。采用X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对纳米ZnO的晶型结构和形貌进行表征,研究结果表明CVD法制备的四脚状纳米ZnO具有三维空间结构,其最小平均臂宽约为70nm,臂长约300nm,制备的纳米棒直径约为84nm,长约2μm,且都为六方纤锌矿晶型结构。将ZnO纳米四脚状及纳米棒利用滚涂法在FTO导电玻璃上形成ZnO光阳极,经N719染料敏化后组装成染料敏化太阳能电池,光电性能结果表明,染料敏化小尺寸的四脚状纳米ZnO太阳能电池光电转换效率(η=1.88%)高于染料敏化大尺寸的四脚状纳米ZnO太阳能电池光电转换效率(η=1.18%),远高于染料敏化ZnO纳米棒太阳能电池的光电转换效率(η=0.7%)。     

多次水热法制备纳米TiO_2胶体在染料敏化太阳能电池中的应用

采用多次水热法制备颗粒大小不同的纳米TiO2胶体,应用于染料敏化太阳能电池,研究了不同水热次数得到的胶体对DSSC光电转化效率的影响。利用XRD、TEM和SEM对TiO2形貌进行表征,用UV-Vis测试TiO2膜对染料的吸附。结果表明,4次水热法制备的TiO2胶体的颗粒大小分布均匀,提高了电子在膜中的传输速率和TiO2薄膜对敏化染料的吸附量,进而提高了DSSC的光电转化效率。4次水热的光电转化效率最高,达到7.39%。     

染料敏化TiO2纳米晶多孔膜太阳能电池

对染料敏化TiO2纳米晶多孔膜太阳能电池的结构、原理进行了介绍,对电池中电荷分离、复合的机制和原因进行了说明。分析了TiO2薄膜、染料敏化和支持电解质对电池性能的影响。提出了提高电池效率的主要途径。     

二氧化钛有序纳米阵列染料敏化太阳能电池光阳极的研究进展

介绍了染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSC)的结构和基本原理,综述了近年来作为DSSC光阳极的TiO2纳米管、纳米线、纳米棒阵列的制备工艺进展,重点介绍了阳极氧化法制备纳米管和水热法制备纳米线和纳米棒.阐述了通过改进TiO2纳米管提高DSSC效率的几种途径,包括优化纳米管的尺寸、改善纳米管的输运性能、在透明基板上生长纳米管、对纳米管进行表面修饰等.最后展望了TiO2纳米阵列DSSC的研究方向.     

染料敏化太阳能电池的研究进展

综述了近年来关于染料敏化太阳能电池制备的研究状况,详细介绍了国内外关于二氧化钛薄膜、反电极、染料和电解质的设计思路及制备情况,并讨论了制备方法对太阳能电池性能的影响.     

鸭跖草色素敏化TiO_2纳米管太阳能电池的研究

以高度有序TiO2纳米管阵列作为光阳极,鸭跖草色素作为敏化剂制备了天然染料敏化太阳能电池。阳极氧化6h制备的TiO2纳米管作为电极的电池的光电转换效率约达0.52%,短路电流为1.53mA/cm2。比较不同管长TiO2纳米管阵列对电池的光电性能的影响。利用紫外-可见光光谱仪研究鸭跖草色素的光吸收性能。利用电化学阻抗谱分析电池的界面阻抗。研究表明适当提高TiO2纳米管长度可以有效提高天然染料敏化太阳能电池的光电性能。     

Hydrochloric acid treatment of TiO2 electrode for quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells

Quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell was fabricated by sandwiched polymer electrolyte containing liquid electrolytes between the dye-sensitized TiO2 electrode and a Pt electrode. The influence of hydrochloric acid treatment of TiO2 photoelectrode on the photoelectronic performance was investigated. Quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell showed better photoelectronic performance when the TiO2 electrode was treated with hydrochloric acid than that without treatment. The short-circuit current density (J(sc)), the open-circuit voltage (V(oc)), and a conversion efficiency obtained for an incident light intensity of 100 mW m(-2) were 6.49 mA cm(-2), 0.76 V and 4.1%, respectively. It was found that the hydrochloric acid treatment of TiO2 electrode increased the short-circuit current density and cell efficiency.     

染料敏化TiO2纳米晶太阳能电池的研究

通过改变TiO2 膜热处理温度来研究染料RuL2 (SCN ) 2 敏化TiO2 纳米晶太阳能电池光电性能。得热处理温度对TiO2 膜的质量有很大的影响。染料RuL2 (SCN) 2 的吸收光谱表明 ,染料RuL2 (SCN) 2 在可见光有很宽且强的吸收 ,是一种很理想的敏化剂。用XRD和UV -Vis等手段分别表征了TiO2 膜和染料。     

Holographically defined TiO2 electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

We describe a multibeam interference lithography for creating 3D polymeric porous structures. The coating of a TiO(2) shell and subsequent removal of the template produce holographically defined TiO(2) (h-TiO(2)) electrodes. We analyze the morphological features of the h-TiO(2) electrodes and consider their applicability to dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Specifically, the performance of the h-TiO(2) electrode was evaluated by comparison with a macroporous TiO(2) electrode produced from colloidal crystals. The h-TiO(2) structure possesses a larger specific area than the inverted colloidal crystals because of a bicontinuous air network with the TiO(2) shell. Consequently, the h-TiO(2) electrode can produce a 30% higher photogenerated electron current.     

Hierarchical structured TiO2 photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

A novel approach has been developed to fabricate hills-like hierarchical structured TiO2 photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The appropriately aggregated TiO2 clusters in the photoanode layer could cause stronger light scattering and higher dye loading that increases the efficiency of photovoltaic device. For detailed light-harvesting study, different molecular weights of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) were used as binders for TiO2 nanoparticles (P-25 Degussa) aggregation. A series of TiO2 films with dissimilar morphology, the reflection of TiO2 films, absorbance of attached dye, amount of dye loading, and performance of fabricated DSSC devices, were measured and investigated. An optimized device had energy conversion efficiency of 4.47% having a higher dye loading and good light harvesting, achieving a 23% increase of short-circuit current J(sc) in DSSCs.     

TiO2-grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) comprised of TiO2 porous films with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT) were prepared at low temperature (150 degrees C). MWNT were incorporated to facilitate the fast electron transport resulting from metallic properties of carbon nanotubes. In order to enhance the effect of MWNT incorporation, TiO2-grafted MWNT (TiO2-MWNT) was synthesized which can increase the electron transport rate further due to proximity of TiO2 to MWNT The presence of TiO2 nanoparticles on the surface of MWNT was confirmed by electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. As in the DSSCs prepared through high temperature sintering of photoanodes, the maximum content of MWNT incorporated into TiO2 was limited to 0.01 wt% relative to TiO2. TiO2 photoanodes including TiO2-grafted MWNT (TiO2-MWNT/P25) enhanced the cell efficiencies by ca. 28% and 14%, relative to TiO2 photoanodes without and with MWNT respectively, reaching the efficiency of 5.0%. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was utilized to examine the effect of incorporation of TiO2 nanoparticles grafted to MWNT on the cell performance.     

Synthesis of Ag-incorporated TiO2 nanoparticles by simple green approach as working electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - A strategy for improving the performance of TiO2-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), which involves doping a foreign ion (silver (Ag))...     

Sputtered highly ordered TiO2 nanorod arrays and their applications as the electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells

For the first time, the TiO2 nanorod arrays have been prepared on ITO substrates at room temperature by dc reactive magnetron sputtering technique. These TiO2 nanorods have a preferred orientation along the (220) direction and are perpendicular to the ITO substrate. Both the X-ray diffraction and Raman scattering measurements show that the highly ordered TiO2 nanorod arrays have an anatase crystal structure. The diameter of the nanorod varies from 30 nm to 100 nm and the nanorod length can be varied from several hundred nanometers to several micrometers depending on the deposition time. The TiO2 nanorod arrays with about 3 micrometers length have been used as an electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). Short-circuit photocurrent density, open-circuit voltage, fill factor and light-to-electricity conversion efficiency at 100 mW/cm2 light intensity are estimated to be 12.76 mA/cm2, 0.65 V, 0.63 and 5.25%, respectively, for the DSSC made of the TiO2 nanorods.     

TiO2 coated urchin-like SnO2 microspheres for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

Urchin-like SnO2 microspheres have been grown for use as photoanodes in dye-sensitized solar cells （DSSCs）. We observed that a thin layer coating of TiO2 on urchin-like SnO2 microsphere photoanodes greatly enhanced dye loading capability and light scattering ability, and achieved comparable solar cell per- formance even at half the thickness of a typical nanocrystalline TiO2 photoanode. In addition, this photoanode only required attaching -55% of the amount of dye for efficient light harvesting compared to one based on nanocrystalline TiO2. Longer decay of transient photovoltage and higher charge recombination resistance evidenced from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of the devices based on TiO2 coated urchin-like SnO2 revealed slower recombination rates of electrons as a result of the thin blocking layer of TiO2 coated on urchin- like SnO2. TiO2 coated urchin-like SnO2 showed the highest value （76.1 ms） of electron lifetime （＇r） compared to 2.4 ms for bare urchin-like SnO2 and 14.9 ms for nanocrystalline TiO2. TiO2 coated SnO2 showed greatly enhanced open circuit voltage （Voc）, short-circuit current density （Jsc） and fill factor （FF） leading to a four-fold increase in efficiency increase compared to bare SnO2. Although TiO2 coated urchin-like SnO2 showed slightly lower cell efficiency than nanocrystalline TiO2, it only used a half thickness of photoanode and saved -45% of the amount of dye for efficient light harvesting compared to normal nanocrystalline TiO2.     

Enhanced photocurrent of nitrogen-doped TiO2 film for dye-sensitized solar cells

Nitrogen (n)-doped titanium dioxide (TiO₂) was prepared with varying doping extent by a general sol–gel process with a pure TiO₂ film as the control sample. The n-doped-2 electrode showed the maximum conversion efficiency with an open-circuit voltage (V_oc) of 0.726 V, a photocurrent (J_sc) of 10.52 mA cm^?2, a fill factor of 63.6%, and an efficiency of 4.86%, compared to 0.751 V, 7.4 mA cm^?2, 67.1%, and 3.73%, respectively, for the undoped (u-doped) TiO₂ electrode. The approximate 23% enhancement in the conversion efficiency of the n-doped-2 TiO₂ electrode-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) was mostly ascribed to the increase of light absorption in the near-vis absorbance and partially to the morphological characteristics of the n-doped TiO₂ film. Additionally, the doping type of nitrogen in the TiO₂ lattice was closely studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The relation between the doping type and the electron behavior in the DSSCs was also examined.     

介孔TiO2微球水热法合成及在染料敏化太阳能电池中的应用

以Ti(SO4)2为钛源,采用尿素辅助水热法合成了介孔TiO2微球,利用XRD、FESEM和比表面积分析仪对样品的晶型、形貌和比表面积进行分析,探讨了尿素加入量对TiO2微球的颗粒尺寸、比表面积、孔径和孔容的影响。采用刮涂法,用所合成的介孔TiO2微球制备了染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSC)的光阳极,结果表明,尿素用量为1.2g合成的介孔TiO2微球所组装的电池在模拟太阳光的照射下(100mW/cm2,AM1.5),光电转换效率为6.2%,明显高于商用P25纳晶所组装的电池光电转换效率(4.24%)。