Nanoporous tin oxide photoelectrode prepared by electrochemical anodization in aqueous ammonia to improve performance of dye sensitized solar cell

Jun Jie Teh; Guan Hong Guai; Xuewan Wang; Kam Chew Leong; Chang Ming Li; Peng Chen

doi:10.1063/1.4798316

Nanoporous tin oxide photoelectrode prepared by electrochemical anodization in aqueous ammonia to improve performance of dye sensitized solar cell

Jun Jie Teh, Guan Hong Guai, Xuewan Wang, Kam Chew Leong, Chang Ming Li^*, Peng Chen

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In this work, a nanoporous thin film consisting of sieve-like tin oxide (SnO₂) sheets was prepared by anodization of tin foil in aqueous ammonia and applied as a photoelectrode for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). Compared to the conventional SnO₂ nanoparticle-based photoelectrode, the anodized nanoporous SnO₂ electrode offers higher short circuit current (6.85 vs. 3.64 mA/cm²) and open circuit voltage (0.56 vs. 0.51 V) due to better charge transportation and better suppression of charge recombination. Consequently, the power conversion efficiency of the DSSC equipped with the anodized SnO₂ electrode is enhanced by 63.

Original language	English
Article number	023120
Journal	Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Volume	5
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4798316
Publication status	Published - Mar 1 2013
Externally published	Yes

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