The Method to Determine the Optimal La³⁺ Doping in DSSC Electrode for BIPV

Abstract:

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) is noticed to be proper for BIPV for cheaper, more transparent, and able to realizevarious colored. Researchers constantly strive to improve the power conversion efficiency of DSSCs for this cell’s practicability by doping TiO_{2Subscript text} with inorganic substance, metal ions, or processed with organic, as TiO₂ electrode is the core of DSSC to generate photovoltage effection. Here reported a method to determine the optimal La³⁺ doping proportion of TiO₂ by the equivalent circuit parameters estimated corresponds to the reported experment I-V curve. Thus, the concentration of La³⁺ doped TiO₂ thin films of 0.5% of DSSC can get the most out of the photoelectric conversion efficiency.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 178-181)
• Pages: 160-163
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.178-181.160
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Han Min Tian, Ai Hua Chen, Wen Feng Duan, Feng Lan Tian
• Keywords: Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC), Equivalent Circuit, Optimal, Solids Content

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