An efficient dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical solar cell made from oxides of tin and zinc

Authors
Tennakone, K Kumara, GRRA Kottegoda, IRM Perera, VPS
Citation
K. Tennakone et al., An efficient dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical solar cell made from oxides of tin and zinc, CHEM COMMUN, (1), 1999, pp. 15-16
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
13597345 → ACNP
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
15 - 16
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7345(19990107):1<15:AEDPSC>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
A photoelectrochemical solar cell made from a porous film consisting of a m ixture of tin (IV) and zinc oxides sensitized with a ruthenium bipyridyl co mplex suppresses recombination of the photogenerated electrons and dye cati ons, generating a short-circuit photocurrent of ca. 22.8 mA cm(-2) and an o pen-circuit voltage of ca. 670 mV in direct sunlight (900 W m(-2)) with an efficiency ca. 8 %.