Efficiency of Electron Injection in Dye-Sensitized Semiconductor Films

Abstract

The efficiency of electron injection (inj) in dye-sensitized nanocrystalline films has been studied by means of transient absorption spectroscopy. We observed inj of nearly unity for N3 dye adsorbed on nanocrystalline TiO2 films (N3/TiO2). We examined the effects of various experimental conditions, such as light intensity, excitation wavelength, and presence of additives (4-tert- butylpyridine, tBP and Li ions), on inj. We also used various semiconductors and sensitizer dyes to study the effect of free energy change (G) on inj. These results give us new insights for developing high-performance solar cell devices.