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Abstract
In an effort to suppress charge recombination in nanoporous dye sensitized photoelectrochemical (DSPE) solar cells, nanocrystalline coupled semiconductor electrodes of the type OTE/SnO2/TiO2 have been prepared, and their photosensitization with a ruthenium polypyridyl complex, Ru(II), has been carried out (OTE is an optically transparent electrode). Improved photoresponse, i.e., higher incident photon to current conversion efficiency (IPCE), higher photovoltage, lower back-electron-transfer rate, kr, and similar front- and back-face action spectra in the coupled OTE/SnO2/TiO2/Ru(II) system compared to those for simple OTE/SnO2/Ru(II) and OTE/TiO2/Ru(II) ones emphasize the potential of a coupled electrode in bringing about an efficient charge separation in nanocrystalline DSPE cells. A negligible photocurrent in a reverse composite OTE/TiO2/SnO2/Ru(II) system underscores the importance of the proper placement of the energy levels of individual semiconductor components in the coupled system for vectorial el...
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