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  • Title: Effect of layer-by-layer assembled SnO2 interfacial layers in photovoltaic properties of dye-sensitized solar cells.
    Author: Kim YJ, Kim KH, Kang P, Kim HJ, Choi YS, Lee WI.
    Journal: Langmuir; 2012 Jul 17; 28(28):10620-6. PubMed ID: 22721411.
    Abstract:
    Ultrathin SnO(2) layers were deposited on FTO substrate by the layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly technique utilizing negatively charged 2.5 nm sized SnO(2) nanoparticles (NPs) and cationic poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH). For the construction of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC), the bulk TiO(2) layer was deposited over the (PAH/SnO(2))(n) (n = 1-10) and subsequently calcined at 500 °C to remove organic components. With introducing four layers of self-assembled SnO(2) interfacial layer (IL), the short circuit current density (J(sc)) of DSCs was increased from 8.96 to 10.97 mA/cm(2), whereas the open circuit voltage (V(oc)) and fill factor (FF) were not appreciably changed. Consequently, photovoltaic conversion efficiency (η) was enhanced from 5.43 to 6.57%. Transient photoelectron spectroscopic analyses revealed that the ultrathin SnO(2) layer considerably increased the electron diffusion coefficient (D(e)) in TiO(2) layer, but the electron lifetime (τ(e)) was decreased unexpectedly. The observed unusual photovoltaic properties would be caused by the unique conduction band (CB) location of the SnO(2), inducing the cascadal energy band matching among the CBs of TiO(2), SnO(2), and FTO.
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