Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1290371 | Journal of Power Sources | 2010 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The effects of four factors, i.e., (i) sputter-deposition time of platinum (Pt) film, (ii) sintering temperature of TiO2-coated Ti foil (Ti/TiO2), (iii) thickness of Ti foil, and (iv) concentration of iodine are reported for the photovoltaic performance of a back-illuminated flexible dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) with Ti foil substrate for the TiO2 layer. Optimization of these four factors yields a solar-to-electricity conversion efficiency (η) of 5.95%. Transmittance spectra, cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron micrographs (SEM), and laser-induced photovoltage transient technique are used to substantiate the explanations.
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Authors
Lu-Yin Lin, Chuan-Pei Lee, R. Vittal, Kuo-Chuan Ho,