Investigating the Effect of Rare-Earth Photoanode Doping on Dye-Sensitised Solar Cell Electrical Performance

Leaford Nathan Henderson; Marhoun Ferhat

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.928.123

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Investigating the Effect of Rare-Earth Photoanode Doping on Dye-Sensitised Solar Cell Electrical Performance

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Renewable energy sources, such as solar energy, could potentially provide an affordable alternative to conventionally generated electricity, especially in locations like the Caribbean which tend to have an abundant solar resource, but also high cost for electricity. Thin film and hybrid solar devices, including Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs), are especially promising energy solutions, due to the low cost of materials and equipment required for their fabrication. In this paper, we investigate the effect of doping titanium dioxide based DSSC photoanodes with lanthanum, cerium, and praseodymium species on the overall performance of the cell, along with results from optimization of the best performing cell formulation according to sintering time and sintering temperature, giving a maximum 39% increase in device efficiency.

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Materials Science Forum (Volume 928)

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August 2018

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Leaford Nathan Henderson*, Marhoun Ferhat

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Doping, Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs), Energy, Materials Science, Photovoltaics, Rare-Earth, Solar, Solar Energy, Thin Films, Titanium Dioxide

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