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Electrochemical and Solid State Letters, Vol.12, No.7, F13-F16, 2009
Fabrication and Enhanced Performance of a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell with a ClO4--Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/TiO2/FTO Counter Electrode
ClO4--poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)TiO2/fluorine-doped tin oxide (ClO4--PEDOT/TiO2/FTO) conduction glass counter electrode (CE) is fabricated in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) by using a facile electrochemical deposition method. Compared to the ClO4--PEDOT/FTO CE, the photocurrent-voltage measurement reveals that the photocurrent conversion efficiency (eta), fill factor, and short-circuit current density (J(SC)) of DSSCs with a ClO4--PEDOT/TiO2/FTO CE increase. Electrochemical impedance spectra indicate that the charge-transfer resistance on the ClO4--PEDOT/electrolyte interface decreases. Cyclic voltammetry results also indicate that the ClO4--PEDOT/TiO2/FTO electrode shows a higher activity toward I-3(-)/I- redox reaction than that of the ClO4--PEDOT/FTO electrode.
Keywords:chlorine compounds;conducting polymers;current density;dyes;electrochemical electrodes;electrochemical impedance spectroscopy;electrodeposition;electrolytes;fluorine;organic semiconductors;oxidation;photoconductivity;reduction (chemical);short-circuit currents;solar cells;tin compounds;titanium compounds;voltammetry (chemical analysis)