@article{a36862c3960949cd95acbc907233f46a,
title = "Performance improvement of dye-sensitized solar cell by introducing Sm3 +/Y3 + co-doped TiO2 film as an efficient blocking layer",
abstract = "Luminescence mediums: samarium ion and yttrium ion, were introduced to expand the photo-response region of TiO2 by means of the down-conversion effect to convert ultraviolet light into visible light, offering a unique method to enhance the photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Their crystal structures, optical properties as well as photovoltaic performance were investigated systematically. The result indicates that the DSSCs doped with a total molar ratio of 4 mol% of Sm3 + and Y3 + show an overall power conversion efficiency of 4.09%, which is equivalent to improvements of 17.52% and 16.2% as compared to the no blocking layer DSSCs and pure TiO2 blocking layer DSSCs respectively. The improvement in conversion efficiency is attributed to the dual effects including down-conversion of ultraviolet light and reduction of electron-hole recombination rate.",
keywords = "Blocking layer, Co-doped TiO, Down-conversion, Dye-sensitized solar cell, Recombination rate, Samarium, Sm/Y:TiO, Yttrium",
author = "Yiying Qin and Zhiqiang Hu and Lim, {Boon Han} and Bin Yang and Chong, {Kok Keong} and Chang, {Wei Sea} and Putao Zhang and Haitao Zhang",
note = "Funding Information: We would like to thank the support from National High Technology Research and Development Program 863 (No. 2006AA05Z417), Construction Project of Science and Technology Platform of Dalian (2010-354), the Program for Professor of Special Appointment (Eastern Scholar) at Shanghai Institutions of Higher Learning (No. 2013-70), Shanghai Pujiang Program (No. 13PJ1403300), ?Shu Guang? project supported by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and Shanghai Education Development Foundation (No. 13SG55), Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (No. 13ZZ138), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (No. 61376009), Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (No. 14YF1410500), Shanghai Young Teacher Supporting Foundation (No. ZZEGD14011), the Opening Project of State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure (SKL201313SIC), and State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Donghua University (LK1221). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 Elsevier B.V. Copyright: Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2017",
month = jun,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.tsf.2017.03.042",
language = "English",
volume = "631",
pages = "141--146",
journal = "Thin Solid Films",
issn = "0040-6090",
publisher = "Elsevier",
}
