Three different types of TiO2 nano powders were synthesized by a solution combustion synthesis （SCS） method using three different fuels and for comparison, another type of Ti2 nano powder was synthesized by calcinat...Three different types of TiO2 nano powders were synthesized by a solution combustion synthesis （SCS） method using three different fuels and for comparison, another type of Ti2 nano powder was synthesized by calcination of titanyl hydroxide. These TiO2 nano powders were used to fabricate photoelectrodes for the dye-sensitized solar cell （DSSC） and their performance was compared to that of the DSSC fabricated with Degussa P25 TiO2. The results showed that the SCS TiO2 could work well as photoelectrode for DSSC. The SCS TiO2 contained impurities of C and/or S, thus exhibiting visible light absorption and reduced band gap. The open circuit voltage and the fill factor both varied little among the various TiO2 and thus both had little effect on the photoelectrical conversion efficiency （η）. However, the variation of r/was seen to be in quite a good agreement with that of the short circuit current （Isc）, suggesting that r/was dominated by Isc. lsc was found to be enhanced by light scattering effect due to the presence of large particles but reduced by high impurity content due to an increase in electron transfer resistance. In addition, the specific surface area of the powders was found to be an important factor affecting the Isc and thus the η.展开更多
基金Support of this research by the National Science Council of Taiwan under Grant No. NSC 100-2221-E-006-214partial support under Contract No. 101-D0204-6 by the Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwanthe LED Lighting Research Center, NCKU
文摘Three different types of TiO2 nano powders were synthesized by a solution combustion synthesis （SCS） method using three different fuels and for comparison, another type of Ti2 nano powder was synthesized by calcination of titanyl hydroxide. These TiO2 nano powders were used to fabricate photoelectrodes for the dye-sensitized solar cell （DSSC） and their performance was compared to that of the DSSC fabricated with Degussa P25 TiO2. The results showed that the SCS TiO2 could work well as photoelectrode for DSSC. The SCS TiO2 contained impurities of C and/or S, thus exhibiting visible light absorption and reduced band gap. The open circuit voltage and the fill factor both varied little among the various TiO2 and thus both had little effect on the photoelectrical conversion efficiency （η）. However, the variation of r/was seen to be in quite a good agreement with that of the short circuit current （Isc）, suggesting that r/was dominated by Isc. lsc was found to be enhanced by light scattering effect due to the presence of large particles but reduced by high impurity content due to an increase in electron transfer resistance. In addition, the specific surface area of the powders was found to be an important factor affecting the Isc and thus the η.
