title: Effective enhancement of the performance of black dye based dye-sensitized solar cells by metal oxide surface modification of the TiO2 photoelectrode.
abstract: Effective enhancement of the performance of black dye based dye-sensitized solar cells has been achieved by MgO or Al(2)O(3) surface modification of the TiO(2) photoelectrode. The conversion efficiency was improved from 10.4% to 10.8% due to the blocking effect of the thin overlayer at the TiO(2) surface.
authors.affiliation: Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 12-1, Ichigaya-Funagawara, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0826, Japan.
authors.forename: Hironobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okuyama
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arakawa