title: Quantum conversion enhancement with TiO(x) compact layers for ITO-plastic-film-based low-temperature-processed dye-sensitized photoelectrodes.
abstract: A plastic substrate-based dye-sensitized photoelectrode was fabricated with a thin mesoporous titania film prepared on a TiO(x)-coated indium tin oxide-polyethylene naphthalate (ITO-PEN) substrate by a low-temperature process. The 3.5 μm-thick titania film sensitized with an indoline dye (D205) yielded a power conversion efficiency of 5.2%, with the internal quantum efficiency reaching 100%.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Toin University of Yokohama, 1614, Kurogane-cho, Aoba, Yokohama, 225-8503 (Japan), Fax: (+81) 45-974-5656.
authors.forename: Saori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikegami
authors.forename: Tzu-Chien
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyasaka
keywords: buffer layer; coatings; dye-sensitized solar cells; low-temperature coating; plastic-film electrodes