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Nd, N doped TiO 2 anode effect on performance of dye sensitized solar cells

WANG SONG1,* , YU ZHONGCHEN2, ZHANG XUEJIAO2, MA DONG2

Affiliation

  1. School of Earth Science, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, China
  2. School of Civil Architecture Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, China

Abstract

Doped TiO 2 semiconductor thin films were synthesized using N and Nd as photovoltaic property enhancing impurities by micro plasma oxidation method. The influence of the doping ions on cr y stal structure and mi crostructure of the TiO 2 films were investigated by X ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Impedance analysis for dye-sensitized solar cells were carried out by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The results show that the perform ance of N doped TiO 2 electrode is better than that of N Nd co doped TiO 2 electrode in terms of open circuit voltage ( V oc), short circuit current density ( J sc), and power conversion efficiency. It seems that these phenomena were related to the surface area, crystalline structures and charge transfer kinetics modifications induced by ion dopants..

Keywords

Thin films, Microplasma oxidation, Photo electricity Co-doped.

Citation

WANG SONG, YU ZHONGCHEN, ZHANG XUEJIAO, MA DONG, Nd, N doped TiO 2 anode effect on performance of dye sensitized solar cells, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 7, 7-8, July-August 2013, pp.549-552 (2013).

Submitted at: Nov. 26, 2012

Accepted at: July 11, 2013