Preparation of a Counter Electrode with P-Type NiO and Its Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
This study investigates the applicability of a counter electrode with a P-type semiconductor oxide (such as NiO) on a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The counter electrode is fabricated by depositing an NiO film on top of a Pt film, which has been deposited on a Fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glas...
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| author | Chuen-Shii Chou Chin-Min Hsiung Chun-Po Wang Ru-Yuan Yang Ming-Geng Guo |
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| description | This study investigates the applicability of a counter electrode with a P-type semiconductor oxide (such as NiO) on a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The counter electrode is fabricated by depositing an NiO film on top of a Pt film, which has been deposited on a Fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass using an ion-sputtering coater (or E-beam evaporator), using a simple spin coating method. This study also examines the effect of the average thickness of TiO2 film deposited on a working electrode upon the power conversion efficiency of a DSSC. This study shows that the power conversion efficiency of a DSSC with a Pt(E)/NiO counter electrode (4.28%) substantially exceeds that of a conventional DSSC with a Pt(E) counter electrode (3.16%) on which a Pt film was deposited using an E-beam evaporator. This result is attributed to the fact that the NiO film coated on the Pt(E) counter electrode improves the electrocatalytic activity of the counter electrode. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6bdf51620d44419e945085354421641c2025-02-03T01:20:29ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2010-01-01201010.1155/2010/902385902385Preparation of a Counter Electrode with P-Type NiO and Its Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar CellChuen-Shii Chou0Chin-Min Hsiung1Chun-Po Wang2Ru-Yuan Yang3Ming-Geng Guo4Research Center of Solar Photo-Electricity Applications, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, TaiwanResearch Center of Solar Photo-Electricity Applications, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, TaiwanPowder Technology R&D Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, TaiwanResearch Center of Solar Photo-Electricity Applications, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, TaiwanPowder Technology R&D Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, TaiwanThis study investigates the applicability of a counter electrode with a P-type semiconductor oxide (such as NiO) on a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The counter electrode is fabricated by depositing an NiO film on top of a Pt film, which has been deposited on a Fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass using an ion-sputtering coater (or E-beam evaporator), using a simple spin coating method. This study also examines the effect of the average thickness of TiO2 film deposited on a working electrode upon the power conversion efficiency of a DSSC. This study shows that the power conversion efficiency of a DSSC with a Pt(E)/NiO counter electrode (4.28%) substantially exceeds that of a conventional DSSC with a Pt(E) counter electrode (3.16%) on which a Pt film was deposited using an E-beam evaporator. This result is attributed to the fact that the NiO film coated on the Pt(E) counter electrode improves the electrocatalytic activity of the counter electrode.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/902385 |
| spellingShingle | Chuen-Shii Chou Chin-Min Hsiung Chun-Po Wang Ru-Yuan Yang Ming-Geng Guo Preparation of a Counter Electrode with P-Type NiO and Its Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell International Journal of Photoenergy |
| title | Preparation of a Counter Electrode with P-Type NiO and Its Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell |
| title_full | Preparation of a Counter Electrode with P-Type NiO and Its Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell |
| title_fullStr | Preparation of a Counter Electrode with P-Type NiO and Its Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preparation of a Counter Electrode with P-Type NiO and Its Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell |
| title_short | Preparation of a Counter Electrode with P-Type NiO and Its Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell |
| title_sort | preparation of a counter electrode with p type nio and its applications in dye sensitized solar cell |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/902385 |
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