Generally, nanoparticles are easy to aggregate due to their nano sizes, which influence the physical and chemical properties. In this work, a dispersion treatment of the TiO2 nanoparticles with different average sizes...Generally, nanoparticles are easy to aggregate due to their nano sizes, which influence the physical and chemical properties. In this work, a dispersion treatment of the TiO2 nanoparticles with different average sizes was employed to improve the dispersion of TiO2 nanoparticles, in order to prepare flexible photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) with novel photovoltaic properties at a low temperature. The effects of dispersion treatment on the dispersion of TiO2 nanoparticles, including the viscosities of the binder-free TiO2 paste, the morphologies and textural properties of nanoparticle-TiO2 films, and the photovoltaic properties of the flexible DSCs, were investigated. Flexible indium-tin oxide (ITO)-coated polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) substrates with sputter deposited Pt were employed as the transparent flexible counter electrodes. A short-circuit photocurrent density of 9.62 mA·cm 2, an open-circuit voltage of 0.757 V, a fill factor of 0.589 and an overall light-to-energy conversion efficiency of 4.29% for the flexible DSCs under AM1.5 illumination of 100 mW cm 2 were obtained with dispersion treatment. A 30.8% increment of the energy conversion efficiency for DSCs made by dispersion treatment was obtained compared with that made without dispersion treatment.展开更多
基金supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2011AA-050522)Sanjiang-yuan Scientific Program of Qinghai Science & Technology Department(Grant No. 2010-N-S03)the Ministry of Science & Technology (MOST) International S&T Cooperation Program of China (Grant No. 2010DFA-64360)
文摘Generally, nanoparticles are easy to aggregate due to their nano sizes, which influence the physical and chemical properties. In this work, a dispersion treatment of the TiO2 nanoparticles with different average sizes was employed to improve the dispersion of TiO2 nanoparticles, in order to prepare flexible photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) with novel photovoltaic properties at a low temperature. The effects of dispersion treatment on the dispersion of TiO2 nanoparticles, including the viscosities of the binder-free TiO2 paste, the morphologies and textural properties of nanoparticle-TiO2 films, and the photovoltaic properties of the flexible DSCs, were investigated. Flexible indium-tin oxide (ITO)-coated polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) substrates with sputter deposited Pt were employed as the transparent flexible counter electrodes. A short-circuit photocurrent density of 9.62 mA·cm 2, an open-circuit voltage of 0.757 V, a fill factor of 0.589 and an overall light-to-energy conversion efficiency of 4.29% for the flexible DSCs under AM1.5 illumination of 100 mW cm 2 were obtained with dispersion treatment. A 30.8% increment of the energy conversion efficiency for DSCs made by dispersion treatment was obtained compared with that made without dispersion treatment.
