Electro chemical impedance spectrscopic analysis of Nb2O5 blocking layer in dye sensitised solar cells

S. Suresh; T. G. Deepak; C. Ni; M. Satyanarayana; A. S. Nair; V. P. M. Pillai

doi:10.1109/ICEEOT.2016.7755415

Electro chemical impedance spectrscopic analysis of Nb₂O₅ blocking layer in dye sensitised solar cells

S. Suresh, T. G. Deepak, C. Ni, M. Satyanarayana, A. S. Nair, V. P. M. Pillai

School of Chemistry

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Abstract

Back electron transfer can be reduced by inserting an energy barrier layer at the interfaces of a photoanode is an effective method for improving the photovoltaic parameters in dye sensitised solar cells (DSSCs). In this work phase modified Nb₂O₅ blocking layer was inserted at the fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) /TiO₂ interface by Rf magnetron sputtering process. For a tunnelling distance of ∼40 nm, crystalline Nb₂O₅ blocking layer improved the efficiency close to 7% and outperformed the amorphous blocking layer. Longer electron lifetime in DSSCs having inhomogeneous Nb₂O₅ layer indicates that trapping de-trapping impedes the discharge of electrons to the TiO₂ band edge.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, and Optimization Techniques (ICEEOT)
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	3765-3769
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467399395
ISBN (Print)	9781467399401
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEEOT.2016.7755415
Publication status	Published - 24 Nov 2016
Event	International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, and Optimization Techniques (ICEEOT) - DMI College of Engineering Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Duration: 3 Mar 2016 → 5 Mar 2016 http://www.iceeot.org/index.html

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, and Optimization Techniques (ICEEOT)
Abbreviated title	ICEEOT
Country/Territory	India
City	Tamil Nadu
Period	3/03/16 → 5/03/16
Internet address	http://www.iceeot.org/index.html

UN SDGs

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Blocking layer
Dye sensitised solar cell
Electrchemical impedance
Back electron transfer

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Suresh, S., Deepak, T. G., Ni, C., Satyanarayana, M., Nair, A. S., & Pillai, V. P. M. (2016). Electro chemical impedance spectrscopic analysis of Nb₂O₅ blocking layer in dye sensitised solar cells. In 2016 International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, and Optimization Techniques (ICEEOT) (pp. 3765-3769). Article 7755415 IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEEOT.2016.7755415

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Suresh, S, Deepak, TG, Ni, C, Satyanarayana, M, Nair, AS & Pillai, VPM 2016, Electro chemical impedance spectrscopic analysis of Nb₂O₅ blocking layer in dye sensitised solar cells. in 2016 International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, and Optimization Techniques (ICEEOT)., 7755415, IEEE, pp. 3765-3769, International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, and Optimization Techniques (ICEEOT), Tamil Nadu, India, 3/03/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEEOT.2016.7755415

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