本實驗目的為使用水熱法在15mm x 15mm FTO透明導電玻璃上成長二氧化鈦(TiO2)奈米棒(TNRs)用於染料敏化太陽能電池的光電陽極。FTO透明導電玻璃使用旋鍍法在上面塗上一層銳鈦礦結構的二氧化鈦(TiO2)薄膜作為種晶層。1.75g 草酸鈦鉀(K2TiO(C2O4)2)加入含有去離子水(de-ionized (DI) water)和二甘醇(diethylene glycol, DEG)的混合溶液中,並劇烈攪拌30分鐘。在180℃下9小時進行水熱成長二氧化鈦(TiO2)奈米棒(TNRs)。搭配N719染料及含碘離子的電解液組裝成染料敏化太陽能電池元件,再用I-V量測儀測量光電轉換效率。目前實驗最佳TNRs膜層的最佳光電轉換效率為5.96%。在這項研究中,膜層使用最佳參數具有高比表面積和良好對齊的TNRs形態因此可顯著提高光轉換效率。
The purpose of this work is to use a hydrothermal process to synthesize titanium dioxide (TiO2) nano-rods (TNRs) film on 15 mmx15 mm size of fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) conductive glass as the photo-anodes of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). A TiO2 seed layer with anatase structure was deposited on a fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) coated glass substrate by spin coating. 1.75g potassium titanium oxalate (K2TiO(C2O4)2)was added to the mixture solvent of 100mL containing de-ionized (DI) water and diethylene glycol (DEG), and vigorously stirred for 30 min. The hydrothermal synthesis was conducted at 180 °C for 9 h for the growth of the TiO2 nanowire arrays. N719 dyes as well as the iodine ions electrolyte were served as the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) components, and the DSSC devices were analyzed by I-V meters to determine the photo-conversion efficiency. Up to date, the optimal TNRs films revealed the best photo-conversion efficiency of 5.96% under illumination of simulated AM1.5 solar light (100 mWcm−2). In this study, the films synthesized using optimum process parameters with a high specific surface area and well-aligned TNRs morphology can significantly improve the photo-conversion efficiency.