Pitigala , P. K. and Seneviratne , M. K. and Perera , V. P. and Tennakone, K. (2004) Sensitization of Nanostructured TiO2 by Electostatic Coupling of Ionic Dyes to Ionic Absorbates. Langmuir,, 20 (12). pp. 5100-5103. ISSN
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Abstract
It is shown that an ionic dye Y can be electrostatically bonded to an ionic molecule X of opposite charge anchored to a TiO2 surface via suitable ligands. Dye-sensitized solid-state photovoltaic cells of the configuration n-TiO2/X-Y/p-CuSCN were constructed with X = trihydroxybenzoic acid or mercurochrome and Y = methyl violet. Cells of this configuration were found to be more efficient and delivered higher short-circuit photocurrents and open-circuit photovoltages compared to the cells based only on methyl violet or mercurochrome. It is suggested that this technique would be a means of extending the spectral response of dye-sensitized photovoltaic devices. The formation of a wider barrier by coupling of anionic and cationic species also improves the cell performance by suppression of recombination.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Physical Science > Nanophysics Physical Science > Nano objects Material Science > Nanochemistry Material Science > Nanostructured materials |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Physics Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry |
| ID Code: | 7166 |
| Deposited By: | JNCASR |
| Deposited On: | 28 Oct 2009 05:21 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Oct 2009 05:21 |
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