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Article: An analytical study of the porosity effect on dye-sensitized solar cell performance

TitleAn analytical study of the porosity effect on dye-sensitized solar cell performance
Authors
KeywordsCurrent-voltage characteristics
Dye-sensitized TiO2 solar cell
Porosity
Issue Date2006
PublisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/solmat
Citation
Solar Energy Materials And Solar Cells, 2006, v. 90 n. 9, p. 1331-1344 How to Cite?
AbstractThe porosity in a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) can affect light absorption and electron diffusion that govern the overall electrical current-voltage (I-V) characteristics. In this research, two methods, namely, constant overlap and variable overlap, were developed to determine the connectivity of dye-sensitized TiO2 particles in high and low porosity levels, respectively. In turn, the light absorption coefficient α and the electron diffusion coefficient D were analytically derived in terms of the porosity P. Subsequently, the electron diffusion differential equation involving α and D was solved for the I-V output as a function of P. A parametric analysis showed that the optimal porosity was equal to 0.41 for maximum I-V output. The analytical results agree well with experimental data reported in the literature. Besides DSSC, the analytical model can be applied to predict the performance of solid-state DSSC as well as dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells applied to hydrogen production and water purification. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/76076
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2023 Impact Factor: 6.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.384
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dc.contributor.authorLeung, MKHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLeung, DYCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSumathy, Ken_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T07:17:24Z-
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dc.date.issued2006en_HK
dc.identifier.citationSolar Energy Materials And Solar Cells, 2006, v. 90 n. 9, p. 1331-1344en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0927-0248en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/76076-
dc.description.abstractThe porosity in a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) can affect light absorption and electron diffusion that govern the overall electrical current-voltage (I-V) characteristics. In this research, two methods, namely, constant overlap and variable overlap, were developed to determine the connectivity of dye-sensitized TiO2 particles in high and low porosity levels, respectively. In turn, the light absorption coefficient α and the electron diffusion coefficient D were analytically derived in terms of the porosity P. Subsequently, the electron diffusion differential equation involving α and D was solved for the I-V output as a function of P. A parametric analysis showed that the optimal porosity was equal to 0.41 for maximum I-V output. The analytical results agree well with experimental data reported in the literature. Besides DSSC, the analytical model can be applied to predict the performance of solid-state DSSC as well as dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells applied to hydrogen production and water purification. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/solmaten_HK
dc.relation.ispartofSolar Energy Materials and Solar Cellsen_HK
dc.rightsSolar Energy Materials & Solar Cells. Copyright © Elsevier BV.en_HK
dc.subjectCurrent-voltage characteristicsen_HK
dc.subjectDye-sensitized TiO2 solar cellen_HK
dc.subjectPorosityen_HK
dc.titleAn analytical study of the porosity effect on dye-sensitized solar cell performanceen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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