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Cobalt and Yttrium Modified TiO2 Nanotubes Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells for Solar-Energy Conversion

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The 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 TiO2 in comparison to that (4.1%) for pure titanium dioxide.

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  1. Dagestan State University, Makhachkala, Dagestan, 367018, Russia

    N. S. Shabanov, A. B. Isaev, F. F. Orudzhev & E. K. Murliev

  2. Analytical Center for Collective Use, Dagestan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia

    N. S. Shabanov

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Original Russian Text © N.S. Shabanov, A.B. Isaev, F.F. Orudzhev, E.K. Murliev, 2018, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 2018, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 41–48.

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Shabanov, N.S., Isaev, A.B., Orudzhev, F.F. et al. Cobalt and Yttrium Modified TiO2 Nanotubes Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells for Solar-Energy Conversion. Tech. Phys. Lett. 44, 57–59 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063785018010170

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