TiO2 Photoanode Structure with Gradations in V Concentration for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

摘要

V-TiO2(GC) photoanode film with graduated structure was prepared in a dye-sensitized solar cell work electrode by layer-by-layer method using TiO2 precursor with gradations in V concentration on the indium tin oxide transparent conducting glass from substrate to surface. The effects of the gradient in V concentration on the structures and properties of TiO2 photoanode film were discussed. The structure of the gradient V concentration has remarkable influence on the final performance of the DSSCs and I-V characteristic measurement indicates an enhanced efficiency by 31% as compared to pure TiO2 nanopar ticles film samples due to abundant solar light, fast injection and transmission velocity and the slowdown recombination of photoexcited electrons, simultaneously.