Plasmonic and charging effects in dye-sensitized solar cells with Au nanoparticles incorporated into the channels of freestanding TiO2 nanotube arrays by an electrodeposition method

Hwa-Young Yang; Sang Hun Lee; Hyung-Mo Kim; Xuan-Hung Pham; Eunil Hahm; Eun Ji Kang; Tae Han Kim; Yuna Ha; Bong-Hyun Jun; Won-Yeop Rho

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.80, 311-317, December, 2019

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2019.08.009 Export Citation

Plasmonic and charging effects in dye-sensitized solar cells with Au nanoparticles incorporated into the channels of freestanding TiO2 nanotube arrays by an electrodeposition method

Hwa-Young Yang, Sang Hun Lee¹, Hyung-Mo Kim¹, Xuan-Hung Pham¹, Eunil Hahm¹, Eun Ji Kang¹, Tae Han Kim¹, Yuna Ha¹, Bong-Hyun Jun^{1, †}, and Won-Yeop Rho²

School of Semiconductor and Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do 54896, Republic of Korea
¹Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, 120, Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
²School of International Engineering and Science, Chonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do 54896, Republic of Korea

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Au nanoparticles (NPs) were incorporated into the channels of freestanding TiO2 nanotube arrays (TNTAs) by an electrodeposition method and then applied to dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) for light harvesting to improve the power conversion efficiency (PCE). The average size of Au NPs incorporated into TNTA channels was approximately 70 nm, and the extinction of the Au NPs by UV-vis spectra was approximately 530 nm, which is similar to the absorbance of the ruthenium dye (N719) used in DSSCs. The PCE of DSSCs based on TNTAs containing Au NPs increased to 6.80% from a PCE of 5.66% without Au NPs, an enhancement of 20.14% owing to light harvesting from the NP plasmonic and charging effects. However, the PCE of DSSCs based on TNTAs with excess Au NPs decreased from 6.80% to 5.49% due to aggregation of the Au NPs, which led to a decreased open-circuit voltage and fill factor.

Keywords:Freestanding TiO2 nanotube arrays;Dye-sensitized solar cell;Plamonic effect;Charging effect;Anodization;Au nanoparticles

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