Research Article

A Combined Effect of Plasmon Energy Transfer and Recombination Barrier in a Novel TiO2/MgO/Ag Working Electrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

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The TiO2/MgO/Ag composite films with varied magnesium acetate solution concentrations and silver nanoparticles sizes: (a) TiO2/MgO (0.08 nm)/Ag (4.4 nm), (b) TiO2/MgO (0.10 nm)/Ag (4.4 nm), (c) TiO2/MgO (0.46 nm)/Ag (4.4 nm), (d) TiO2/MgO (0.08 nm)/Ag (19.2 nm), (e) TiO2/MgO (0.10 nm)/Ag (19.2 nm), (f) TiO2/MgO (0.46 nm)/Ag (19.2 nm), (g) TiO2/MgO (0.08 nm)/Ag (38.6 nm), (h) TiO2/MgO (0.10 nm)/Ag (38.6 nm), and (i) TiO2/MgO (0.46 nm)/Ag (38.6 nm).
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