Research Article

Assessment of Ruthenium Dye N719 Adsorption Kinetics in Mesoporous TiO2 Films of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells via Nanoplasmonic Sensing

Table 1

Short-circuit current density, open-circuit voltage, and efficiency of devices fabricated with (a) 3 μm and (b) 10 μm mesoporous TiO2 films using dyes N3, N749, Z907, and N719.

Isc (mA/cm2)Voc (V)Efficiency (%)

(a) 3 μm
N32.6670.5531.10
N7493.6420.6021.66
Z9076.9400.6873.72
N7191.9340.6090.95

(b) 10 μm
N32.2500.5230.91
N7495.9960.6002.65
Z9079.7270.6674.62
N7196.8330.6723.25