Bi-Function TiO2:Yb3+/Tm3+/Mn2+-Assisted Double-Layered Photoanodes for Improving Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis of TiO2 Nanosheets and TiO2:Yb3+/Tm3+/Mn2+ Nanospheres
2.2. Device Fabrication
2.3. Characterizations
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Double-Layered Photoanodes | Voc (V) | Jsc (mA/cm2) | FF | PCE (%) | Ref. |
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TiO2-DSSC | 0.63 | 14.84 | 0.73 | 6.84 | This work |
TiO2:YT-DSSC | 0.66 | 15.37 | 0.70 | 7.12 | This work |
TiO2:YTM-DSSC | 0.67 | 15.68 | 0.71 | 7.41 | This work |
ZnO/TiO2/TiO2 | 0.727 | 16.63 | 0.59 | 6.84 | [5] |
NaLuF4:Yb/Er/P25/flower-like TiO2/Ag | 0.69 | 21.19 | 0.56 | 8.14 | [6] |
CeO2:Fe/Yb/Er/TiO2 | 0.744 | 16.704 | 0.61 | 7.30 | [9] |
YbF4:Ho/TiO2 | 0.693 | 15.62 | 0.696 | 7.52 | [10] |
NaYF4:Yb, Er@BiOCl/TiO2 | 0.74 | 13.06 | 0.7119 | 6.88 | [27] |
TiO2:Er3+, Yb3+/TiO2 | 0.68 | 15.30 | 0.68 | 7.18 | [8] |
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Chen, D.; Fu, X.; Li, X.; Qian, Y. Bi-Function TiO2:Yb3+/Tm3+/Mn2+-Assisted Double-Layered Photoanodes for Improving Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Coatings 2022, 12, 744. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12060744
Chen D, Fu X, Li X, Qian Y. Bi-Function TiO2:Yb3+/Tm3+/Mn2+-Assisted Double-Layered Photoanodes for Improving Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Coatings. 2022; 12(6):744. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12060744
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Di, Xiang Fu, Xiaolong Li, and Yannan Qian. 2022. "Bi-Function TiO2:Yb3+/Tm3+/Mn2+-Assisted Double-Layered Photoanodes for Improving Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells" Coatings 12, no. 6: 744. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12060744