Titanium dioxide nanotube membranes for solar energy conversion: effect of deep and shallow dopants

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (15) ◽  
pp. 10042-10050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuchen Ding ◽  
Prashant Nagpal

Here we show the effect of shallow and deep dopants on titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanotube membranes, for applications in photocatalytic, photoelectrochemical, photovoltaic, and other photosensitized devices for converting light into chemical feedstocks or electricity.

Author(s):  
Н.С. Шабанов ◽  
А.Б. Исаев ◽  
Ф.Ф. Оруджев ◽  
Э.К. Мурлиев

AbstractThe solar-energy conversion in eosin-sensitized solar cells based on cobalt and yttrium modified TiO2 nanotubes has been studied.It is established that the doping with metal ions shifts the absorption edge for Co and Y doped titanium dioxide samples to longer and shorter wavelengths, respectively. The efficiency of solar energy conversion depends on the wide bandgap of the semiconductor anode and reaches a maximum (4.4%) for yttrium-doped TiO_2 in comparison to that (4.1%) for pure titanium dioxide.


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