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postgraduate thesis: Tin oxide based dye sensitized solar cells
Title | Tin oxide based dye sensitized solar cells |
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Authors | |
Advisors | Advisor(s):Djurisic, A |
Issue Date | 2014 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Jim, W. [詹煒炘]. (2014). Tin oxide based dye sensitized solar cells. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5317060 |
Abstract | Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have received extensive attention among solar cells in recent years as the production cost is comparatively low and photovoltaic performance is good. Apart from TiO2, SnO2-based DSSCs are of great interest since SnO2 has a wide band gap and high mobility. Though the conversion efficiency of SnO2-based DSSCs is still not comparable to TiO2-based DSSCs, there is room for improvement to fabricate an efficient device. In this study, different commercial SnO2 nanoparticles have been compared. The number of SnO2 layers and paste formulation have been optimized. The effects of TiCl4 and TTIP treatments have been investigated.
In order to further optimize the performance of SnO2-based DSSCs, different strategies have been adopted to increase dye loading, facilitate electron transport and enhance photon absorption. Different dopants (Zn, Mg and Ag) have been introduced to SnO2 pastes. It is found that cells with Zn dopants perform the best with increased dye uptake. SnO2 nanorods have been synthesized and mixed with SnO2 nanoparticles. More nanorods result in faster electron transport and hence increase the conversion efficiency. In addition, different gold nanostructures (nanostars, nanorods and nanocubic Au) have been synthesized and incorporated into SnO2 photoanodes to study the plasmonic effects. It can be observed that nanocubic Au demonstrates the largest improvement in conversion efficiency. The obtained results will be discussed in detail. |
Degree | Master of Philosophy |
Subject | Dye-sensitized solar cells |
Dept/Program | Physics |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206431 |
HKU Library Item ID | b5317060 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.advisor | Djurisic, A | - |
dc.contributor.author | Jim, Wai-yan | - |
dc.contributor.author | 詹煒炘 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-31T23:15:52Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-10-31T23:15:52Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Jim, W. [詹煒炘]. (2014). Tin oxide based dye sensitized solar cells. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5317060 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206431 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have received extensive attention among solar cells in recent years as the production cost is comparatively low and photovoltaic performance is good. Apart from TiO2, SnO2-based DSSCs are of great interest since SnO2 has a wide band gap and high mobility. Though the conversion efficiency of SnO2-based DSSCs is still not comparable to TiO2-based DSSCs, there is room for improvement to fabricate an efficient device. In this study, different commercial SnO2 nanoparticles have been compared. The number of SnO2 layers and paste formulation have been optimized. The effects of TiCl4 and TTIP treatments have been investigated. In order to further optimize the performance of SnO2-based DSSCs, different strategies have been adopted to increase dye loading, facilitate electron transport and enhance photon absorption. Different dopants (Zn, Mg and Ag) have been introduced to SnO2 pastes. It is found that cells with Zn dopants perform the best with increased dye uptake. SnO2 nanorods have been synthesized and mixed with SnO2 nanoparticles. More nanorods result in faster electron transport and hence increase the conversion efficiency. In addition, different gold nanostructures (nanostars, nanorods and nanocubic Au) have been synthesized and incorporated into SnO2 photoanodes to study the plasmonic effects. It can be observed that nanocubic Au demonstrates the largest improvement in conversion efficiency. The obtained results will be discussed in detail. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Dye-sensitized solar cells | - |
dc.title | Tin oxide based dye sensitized solar cells | - |
dc.type | PG_Thesis | - |
dc.identifier.hkul | b5317060 | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Master of Philosophy | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Master | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Physics | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5353/th_b5317060 | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991039908129703414 | - |