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Effect of sodium on photovoltaic properties of dye-sensitized solar cells assembled with anatase TiO2 nanosheets with exposed {001} facets
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Effect of sodium on photovoltaic properties of dye-sensitized solar cells assembled with anatase TiO2 nanosheets with exposed {001} facets

Xia Wu, Gaoqing Lu and Lianzhou Wang
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol.391(1), pp.70-73
2013
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2012.10.007View
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TiO2 nanosheet {001} facet sodium effect photovoltaic property efficiency dye-sensitised solar cell
Anatase TiO2 nanosheets with exposed reactive {0 0 1} facets were prepared in the presence of HF. The photovoltaic properties of NaOH-washed anatase TiO2 nanosheets with exposed {0 0 1} facets were investigated by assembling the TiO2 as photoanodes in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). A decreased overall efficiency and increased recombination rate was observed in comparison with the H2O-washed counterpart by both dark current scan and open-circuit voltage decay scan, and XPS confirmed that the deleterious effect of sodium ions is responsible for this reduced efficiency in DSSCs.

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