@inbook{e78f17da3526472a9ef5481ef806f2d0,
title = "Passivating the Surface of TiO2 Photoelectrodes with Nb2O5 and Al2O3 for High-Efficiency Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells",
abstract = "In this contribution, we reported a method to passivate the surface of the TiO2 photoelectrode with Nb2O5 and Al2O3 layer, and its application for the dye-sensitized solar cells. The surface of TiO2 photoelectrode was passivated by depositing Nb2O5 and Al2O3 layer in turn using surface sol–gel technology. After the TiO2 photoelectrode was passivated by Nb2O5 layer, the efficiency of the TiO2/Nb2O5 cell increased from 3.6 to 4.0 \%. The Al2O3 layer on the TiO2/Nb2O5 electrode further suppressed the generation of the dark current, resulting in 25 \% improvement in device performance comparing with that of the TiO2/Nb2O5 cell. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was used to investigate the influence of the Nb2O5 and Al2O3 layer on the Helmholtz layer capacitance of the TiO2 electrode, and provided the evidences for the formation of the energy barriers.",
keywords = "Conduction Band, Constant Phase Element, Dark Current, Fill Factor, TiO2 Electrode",
author = "Zhaoyue Liu and Lin Li",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014.",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1007/978-1-4939-1628-3\_10",
language = "英语",
series = "Nanostructure Science and Technology",
publisher = "Springer Publishing Company",
pages = "201--210",
booktitle = "Nanostructure Science and Technology",
address = "美国",
}