Plasmon-enhanced photocurrent in quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells by the inclusion of gold/silica core-shell nanoparticles in a TiO 2 photoanode

Sanghyuk Wooh; Yong Gun Lee; Muhammad Nawaz Tahir; Donghoon Song; Michael Meister; Frédéric Laquai; Wolfgang Tremel; Juan Bisquert; Yong Soo Kang; Kookheon Char

doi:10.1039/c3ta11712j

Plasmon-enhanced photocurrent in quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells by the inclusion of gold/silica core-shell nanoparticles in a TiO ₂ photoanode

Sanghyuk Wooh, Yong Gun Lee, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Donghoon Song, Michael Meister, Frédéric Laquai, Wolfgang Tremel, Juan Bisquert, Yong Soo Kang^*, Kookheon Char

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Abstract

Direct evidence of the effects of the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) in TiO₂ photoanodes on the performance enhancement in quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) is reported by comparing gold/silica core-shell nanoparticles (Au@SiO ₂ NPs) and hollow silica nanoparticles with the same shell size of the core-shell nanoparticles. The Au nanoparticles were shelled by a thin SiO₂ layer to produce the core-shell structure, and the SiO ₂ hollow spheres were made by dissolving the Au cores of the gold/silica core-shell nanoparticles. Therefore, the size and morphology of the SiO₂ hollow spheres were the same as the Au@SiO₂ NPs. The energy conversion efficiency was improved nearly 36% upon incorporating the Au nanoparticles, mostly due to the increase in J_sc, while V _oc and FF were unchanged. The improvement was mostly contributed by the LSPR of the Au@SiO₂ NPs, whereas the other parameters, such as the electron lifetime and electron diffusion coefficient, were nearly unchanged. Therefore, LSPR is an effective tool in improving the photocurrent and consequently the performance of DSCs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	12627-12634
Number of pages	8
Journal	JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
Volume	1
Issue number	40
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ta11712j
State	Published - Oct 28 2013
Externally published	Yes

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Wooh, S., Lee, Y. G., Tahir, M. N., Song, D., Meister, M., Laquai, F., Tremel, W., Bisquert, J., Kang, Y. S., & Char, K. (2013). Plasmon-enhanced photocurrent in quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells by the inclusion of gold/silica core-shell nanoparticles in a TiO ₂ photoanode. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 1(40), 12627-12634. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ta11712j

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Wooh, S, Lee, YG, Tahir, MN, Song, D, Meister, M, Laquai, F, Tremel, W, Bisquert, J, Kang, YS & Char, K 2013, 'Plasmon-enhanced photocurrent in quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells by the inclusion of gold/silica core-shell nanoparticles in a TiO ₂ photoanode', JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, vol. 1, no. 40, pp. 12627-12634. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ta11712j

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