On the effect of Al2 O3 blocking layer on the performance of dye solar cells with cobalt based electrolytes

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 17, 2009, Pages

  Liberatore, M ^a   Burtone, L ^a   Brown, T M ^a   Reale, A ^a   Di Carlo, A ^a   Decker, F ^b   Caramori, S ^c   Bignozzi, C A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCKING LAYERS; CURRENT-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DARK CONDITIONS; DYE SOLAR CELLS; IN CELLS; MESOPOROUS TIO2; PHOTO-INJECTED ELECTRONS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; RECOMBINATION CURRENTS; REDOX MEDIATORS;

CELL MEMBRANES; COBALT; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROLYTES; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 65449165663     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3126051     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. B. O'Regan and M. Grätzel, Nature (London) 0028-0836 353, 737 (1991). 10.1038/353737a0
2. Y. Chiba, A. Islam, Y. Watanabe, R. Komiya, N. Koide, and L. Han, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Part 2 0021-4922 45, L638 (2006). 10.1143/JJAP.45.L638
3. J. M. Kroon, N. J. Bakker, H. J. P. Smit, P. Liska, K. R. Thampi, P. Wang, S. M. Zakeeruddin, M. Grätzel, A. Hinsch, S. Hore, U. Würfel, R. Sastrawan, J. R. Durrant, E. Palomares, H. Pettersson, T. Gruszecki, J. Walter, K. Skupien, and G. E. Tulloch, Prog. Photovoltaics 1062-7995 15, 1 (2007). 10.1002/pip.707
4. B. Li, L. Wang, B. Kang, P. Wang, and Y. Qiu, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 90, 549 (2006). 10.1016/j.solmat.2005.04.039
5. A. Di Carlo, A. Reale, T. M. Brown, M. Cecchetti, F. Giordano, G. Roma, M. Liberatore, V. Mirruzzo, and V. Conte, Smart Materials and Concepts for Photovoltaics (Springer, New York, 2008), pp. 99-131.
6. H. Nusbaumer, J. -E. Moser, S. M. Zakeeruddin, M. K. Nazeeruddin, and M. Grätzel, J. Phys. Chem. B 1089-5647 105, 10461 (2001). 10.1021/jp012075a
7. S. Nakade, Y. Makimoto, W. Kubo, T. Kitamura, Y. Wada, and S. Yanagida, J. Phys. Chem. B 1089-5647 109, 3488 (2005). 10.1021/jp046002d
8. H. Nusbaumer, S. M. Zakeeruddin, J. E. Moser, and M. Grätzel, Chem.- Eur. J. 9, 3756 (2003). 10.1002/chem.200204577 0947-6539
9. M. K. Nazeeruddin, A. Kay, L. Rodicio, R. Humpbry-Baker, E. Müller, P. Liska, N. Vlachopoulos, and M. Grätzel, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 0002-7863 115, 6382 (1993). 10.1021/ja00067a063
10. S. A. Haque, Y. Tachibana, R. L. Willis, J. E. Moser, M. Grätzel, D. R. Klug, and J. R. Durrant, J. Phys. Chem. B 1089-5647 104, 538 (2000). 10.1021/jp991085x
11. M. Dürr, A. Yasuda, and G. Nelles, Appl. Phys. Lett. 0003-6951 89, 061110 (2006). 10.1063/1.2266386
12. U. Bach, Y. Tachibana, J. -E. Moser, S. A. Haque, J. R. Durrant, M. Grätzel, and D. R. Klug, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 0002-7863 121, 7445 (1999). 10.1021/ja9915403
13. S. Pelet, J. -E. Moser, and M. Grätzel, J. Phys. Chem. B 1089-5647 104, 1791 (2000). 10.1021/jp9934477
14. T. Hannappel, B. Burfeindt, W. Storck, and F. Willig, J. Phys. Chem. B 1089-5647 101, 6799 (1997). 10.1021/jp971581q
15. J. E. Kroeze, N. Hirata, S. Koops, Md. K. Nazeeruddin, L. Schmidt-Mende, M. Grätzel, and J. R. Durrant, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 0002-7863 128, 16376 (2006). 10.1021/ja065653f
16. E. Palomares, J. N. Clifford, S. A. Haque, T. Lutz, and J. R. Durrant, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 0002-7863 125, 475 (2003). 10.1021/ja027945w
17. X. Zhang, H. -W. Liu, T. Taguchi, K. Tokuhiro, Q. Meng, O. Sato, and A. Fujishima, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 0927-0248 81, 197 (2004). 10.1016/j.solmat.2003.11.005
18. F. Fabregat-Santiago, J. Garcia-Cañadas, E. Palomares, J. N. Clifford, S. A. Haque, and J. R. Durrant, J. Appl. Phys. 0021-8979 96, 6903 (2004). 10.1063/1.1812588
19. E. Palomares, J. N. Clifford, S. A. Haque, T. Lutz, and J. R. Durrant, Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) 1359-7345 2002, 1464. 10.1039/b202515a
20. I. Ichinose, H. Senzu, and T. Kunitake, Chem. Mater. 0897-4756 9, 1296 (1997). 10.1021/cm970008g
21. P. J. Cameron and L. M. Peter, Coord. Chem. Rev. 0010-8545 248, 1447 (2004). 10.1016/j.ccr.2004.02.010
22. S. G. Chen, S. Chappel, Y. Diamant, and A. Zaban, Chem. Mater. 0897-4756 13, 4629 (2001). 10.1021/cm010343b
23. S. A. Sapp, C. M. Elliott, C. Contado, S. Caramori, and C. A. Bignozzi, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 0002-7863 124, 11215 (2002). 10.1021/ja027355y
24. R. Kern, R. Sastrawan, J. Ferber, R. Stangl, and J. Luter, Electrochim. Acta 0013-4686 47, 4213 (2002). 10.1016/S0013-4686(02)00444-9
25. Q. Wang, J. E. Moser, and M. Grätzel, J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 14945 (2005). 10.1021/jp052768h
26. J. L. Diot, J. Joseph, J. P. Martin, and P. Clechet, Electroanal. Chem. 0070-9778 193, 75 (1985). 10.1016/0022-0728(85)85053-1
27. V. Yong, S. -T. Ho, and R. P. H. Chang, Appl. Phys. Lett. 0003-6951 92, 143506 (2008). 10.1063/1.2908204