Dye-sensitized solid state photovoltaic cell based on composite zinc oxidetin (IV) oxide films

Authors
Tennakone, K Perera, VPS Kottegoda, IRM Kumara, GRRA
Citation
K. Tennakone et al., Dye-sensitized solid state photovoltaic cell based on composite zinc oxidetin (IV) oxide films, J PHYS D, 32(4), 1999, pp. 374-379
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
ISSN journal
00223727 → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
374 - 379
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3727(19990221)32:4<374:DSSPCB>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Dye-sensitized fully solid state cells having the structure of rough n-type semiconductor film comprising zinc and tin(IV) oxide/Ru-bipyridyl complex/ p-CuI are found to generate high short-circuit photocurrents and open-circu it voltages in contrast to the cells of same type made with a single oxide (tin(TV) or zinc). The mechanism involved is explained as suppression recom binations of photogenerated carriers and dye ions resulting from interparti cle charge transfer.