WO2005060008A1 - Method for electrolytic engineering of nano-particulate layers - Google Patents

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WO2005060008A1
WO2005060008A1 PCT/AU2004/001768 AU2004001768W WO2005060008A1 WO 2005060008 A1 WO2005060008 A1 WO 2005060008A1 AU 2004001768 W AU2004001768 W AU 2004001768W WO 2005060008 A1 WO2005060008 A1 WO 2005060008A1
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  • This invention relates to nano-stuctured materials and their applications; to methods for the production of such materials. More particularly, this invention relates to nano-particulate oxide layers formed on a substrate.
  • nanomaterials in particular- nano-particulatematerials and nano-particulate oxides are used in wide range of applications: including but not limited to sensors, batteries, capacitors, photovoltaic cell (e.g. Dye Solar Cells) , electrochromic devices, fuel cells and devices for photocatalytic cleavage and purification of water .
  • sensors including but not limited to sensors, batteries, capacitors, photovoltaic cell (e.g. Dye Solar Cells) , electrochromic devices, fuel cells and devices for photocatalytic cleavage and purification of water .
  • Dye Solar Cell technology is achieved through the nano-particulate structure of oxide layer incorporating designed porosity, that warrants high surface area, and, thus, - enhanced ability to adsorb sufficient quantity of dye to effectively capture solar light on the interface between the dye layer and electrolyte .
  • Modifications of the said properties can be performed by covering each particle by a thin layer of another aterial.
  • the purpose of such coating varies:
  • Creating a barrier layer e.g, junction between two materials with different electronic properties
  • Benefits of the barrier layer include creation of internal electrical field, that allows for unidirectional transfer of electrons (diode effect) .
  • Creating a blocking layer electrical insulation of all or part of the surface of a particle from electrolyte or corrosive material) .
  • Deposition of materials that absorb in the UV — Visual light - IR spectrum • Electronic shielding of nano-strructured oxides (NSO) . Certain materials that reside adjacent to or in the surface of the NSO provide electronic shielding and, thus, prevent undesirable charge transfer through the interface between the surface and an electrolyte. This charge transfer causes leakage current: loss of voltage and undesirable side reactions, which lead to degradation of a device.
  • the said Electronic Shielding Materials are optically transparent and chemically stable.
  • An objective of the present invention is to provide methods for surface modifications of nano-oxides and to improve performance of Dye Solar Cells.
  • the present invention provides for formation of complete or incomplete nano-par-fciculate layers on or in the surface of an electrically conductive substrate directly from a colloidal solut ion by application of negative electrical potential to the substrate and positive electrical potential to a counter electrode.
  • the nano-particles are further interconnected either to materials of the substrate or to each other by either_ sintering in furnace or by applying an AC electrical field of sufficient magnitude, such as high local current passing between particles resu-Lting in heating of local contact points and fusing the ⁇ particles together.
  • the nano particles are coated by dye.
  • the coating is applied by immersing the electrode into the dye solution and applying an electrical field that promotes movement of charged dye in the solution towards the nano-oxide layer and subsequent bonding of dye molecules to the said nano-oxi e particles.
  • the application of dye is followed by application of another dye or of another absoacber that blocks areas of the nanoparticles that had not been covered by the first application of dye.
  • the application of another dye or that of another absorber is conducted in the same manner as that of the first dye, e.g. - from solution and with aid of electrical field, which, forces the dye molecules towards the nanomaterial that is normally, but not essentially, a nano-oxid .
  • a barrier layer is formed on surface of the said nanomaterial .
  • the surface comprises that region from the interface to a depth of approximately 40 Angstroms or about 10 unit cells.
  • The. barrier layer typically comprises metal oxide, electronic properties of which differ from that of original, nano-particulate layer;
  • Application of such a barrier layer is conducted in solution by creation of an electrical field that promotes movement of material, in the form of ions, of the barrier layer towards nano- particles with subsequent deposition of this material on surface of the said nano-particles.
  • two or more such materials with different electronic properties are deposited.
  • the substrate is subsequently treated by heat and/or by oxygen to ensure stable bonding of the deposited material to the nano-particles and/o oxidation of the deposited material.
  • an electrolytic treatment is used to modify surface properties of a nanomaterial.
  • a . clean and active surface of the nano-par icles is achieved by electrolytic dissolution of surface material.
  • an electrolytic oxidation ensures carbon free layers of the nano-particulate material.
  • the electrolytic deposition as disclosed above is conducted under constant current conditions with imposed voltage limits, such, as when voltage reaches a predefined limit (measured wi h respect to the reference electrode) a control circuitry switches from the constant current to the constant voltage mode, keeping the constant voltage mode until either current drops below a predetermined value orr a predetermined amount of electrical charge has passed through the electrolytic solution.
  • Each cycle comprises an insertion and extraction tialf- cycle.
  • a material to be deposited is promoted by an electrical field towards the nanomaterial.
  • the extraction half-cycle the material is removed from the nanomaterial.
  • Both insertion and extraction half-cycle are performed under current limiting conditions until the voltage reaches a voltage preset magnitude, continuing deposition under voltage limiting conditions until either the deposition current falls to a current preset magnitude or a preset charge has been delivered, and then terminating deposition.
  • the AC electrical field is applied parallel to the substrate, in another example - perpendicular to the substrate.
  • Figure 1 is a diagrammatic representation of a setup for electrolytic treatment ' of nano-particulate electrode.
  • Figure 2 demonstrates comparative photovoltaic performance of treated and untreated DSC electrode at 0.3 sun.
  • a working nano-particulate electrode comprises a substrate 1 and a nano-particulate layer of ' a nanomaterial2 .
  • the working electrode is inserted into an electrolyte 6 in such a way that regions of the nanoparticulate layer that are selected for the electrolytic treatment are covered by the solution.
  • a reference electrode 3 is located in close proximity to the nanoparticulate layer 1 .
  • a counter electrode 4 is opposing the working electrode . Shape and position of the counter electrode are selected to ensure uniform electrical field between the counter and the working electrodes . All the 3 electrodes are connected to a programmable potentiostat 5 _
  • Working- electrode 12-15 microns thick nano-particulate layer of titanium dioxide (titania) deposited on a conducting glass substrate (3mm thick Pilkington TEC-15 glass) .
  • the titania layer (approximately llmra x 8mm) was formed toy screen printing of titania paste followed by firing at maximum of 550 C to achieve good sintering and interconnection of the titania particles (average particle size was 12-15nm) .
  • the working electrode was prepared using the standard for Dye Solar Cell technology process, which is available in the prior art.
  • the . electrolytic treatment of the working electrode was performed as follows:
  • Reference electrode Ag/AgCl standard micro-reference electrode.
  • Electrolyte 1.4g of YCI3.6H 2 O dissolved in 10ml of isopropanol; 1ml of water was added to the solution.
  • a standard DSC dye was applied to the treated nan ⁇ -particulate titania and standard cells were constructed.
  • the working electrodes were post-fired at various temperatures. Photovoltaic testing at 0.3 sun demonstrate . significant improvement in open circuit voltage and fill factor for the treated samples. The maximum efficiency was achieved for the sample, which was post-fired at 250 C (shown in Fig.2) .
  • a photovoltaic tests of treated and untreated electrode for DSC demonstrate that the electrolytic treatment results in significant improvement of photovoltaic voltage and power.

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a nano-particulate electrode for Dye Solar Cells including the steps of providing an electrically conductive substrate, formation of a nanoparticulate layer on the substrate., application of dye to the nanoparticulate layer and an additional step of electrolytic treatment of the nanoparticulate layer in an electrolyte.

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Method for electrolytic engineering of nano-particulate layers
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to nano-stuctured materials and their applications; to methods for the production of such materials. More particularly, this invention relates to nano-particulate oxide layers formed on a substrate.
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
The nanomaterials, in particular- nano-particulatematerials and nano-particulate oxides are used in wide range of applications: including but not limited to sensors, batteries, capacitors, photovoltaic cell (e.g. Dye Solar Cells) , electrochromic devices, fuel cells and devices for photocatalytic cleavage and purification of water .
High commercial potential of Dye Solar Cell technology is achieved through the nano-particulate structure of oxide layer incorporating designed porosity, that warrants high surface area, and, thus, - enhanced ability to adsorb sufficient quantity of dye to effectively capture solar light on the interface between the dye layer and electrolyte .
It has. been recognised that surface properties of nano- particles are critical for achieving high performance of devices based on nano-particulate materials.
Modifications of the said properties can be performed by covering each particle by a thin layer of another aterial. The purpose of such coating varies:
• Creating a barrier layer (e.g, junction between two materials with different electronic properties) . Benefits of the barrier layer include creation of internal electrical field, that allows for unidirectional transfer of electrons (diode effect) . • Creating a blocking layer (electrical insulation of all or part of the surface of a particle from electrolyte or corrosive material) . • Deposition of materials that absorb in the UV — Visual light - IR spectrum • Electronic shielding of nano-strructured oxides (NSO) . Certain materials that reside adjacent to or in the surface of the NSO provide electronic shielding and, thus, prevent undesirable charge transfer through the interface between the surface and an electrolyte. This charge transfer causes leakage current: loss of voltage and undesirable side reactions, which lead to degradation of a device. Preferably the said Electronic Shielding Materials (ESM) are optically transparent and chemically stable.
Current methods include sol-gel chemistry and several different vacuum deposition- techniques. Each technique is limited as each does not allow for fast and precise deposition and achievement of desirable properties of the layers. OBJECTIVE OF THE INVENTION
An objective of the present invention is to provide methods for surface modifications of nano-oxides and to improve performance of Dye Solar Cells.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
From one aspect, the present invention provides for formation of complete or incomplete nano-par-fciculate layers on or in the surface of an electrically conductive substrate directly from a colloidal solut ion by application of negative electrical potential to the substrate and positive electrical potential to a counter electrode. The nano-particles are further interconnected either to materials of the substrate or to each other by either_ sintering in furnace or by applying an AC electrical field of sufficient magnitude, such as high local current passing between particles resu-Lting in heating of local contact points and fusing the ^particles together.
From another aspect of the invention, the nano particles are coated by dye. The coating is applied by immersing the electrode into the dye solution and applying an electrical field that promotes movement of charged dye in the solution towards the nano-oxide layer and subsequent bonding of dye molecules to the said nano-oxi e particles.
In one embodiment in accordance with this aspect of the invention, the application of dye is followed by application of another dye or of another absoacber that blocks areas of the nanoparticles that had not been covered by the first application of dye. The application of another dye or that of another absorber is conducted in the same manner as that of the first dye, e.g. - from solution and with aid of electrical field, which, forces the dye molecules towards the nanomaterial that is normally, but not essentially, a nano-oxid .
According to a further aspect of the invention, a barrier layer is formed on surface of the said nanomaterial .. For the purposes of this invention, the surface comprises that region from the interface to a depth of approximately 40 Angstroms or about 10 unit cells. The. barrier layer typically comprises metal oxide, electronic properties of which differ from that of original, nano-particulate layer; Application of such a barrier layer is conducted in solution by creation of an electrical field that promotes movement of material, in the form of ions, of the barrier layer towards nano- particles with subsequent deposition of this material on surface of the said nano-particles. In one embodiment in accordance with this aspect of the invention two or more such materials with different electronic properties are deposited. In a further embodiment in accordance with this aspect of the invention, the substrate is subsequently treated by heat and/or by oxygen to ensure stable bonding of the deposited material to the nano-particles and/o oxidation of the deposited material. From another aspect of the invention an electrolytic treatment is used to modify surface properties of a nanomaterial. In one embodiment a . clean and active surface of the nano-par icles is achieved by electrolytic dissolution of surface material. In another embodiment an electrolytic oxidation ensures carbon free layers of the nano-particulate material.
From yet another aspect of the invention the electrolytic deposition as disclosed above is conducted under constant current conditions with imposed voltage limits, such, as when voltage reaches a predefined limit (measured wi h respect to the reference electrode) a control circuitry switches from the constant current to the constant voltage mode, keeping the constant voltage mode until either current drops below a predetermined value orr a predetermined amount of electrical charge has passed through the electrolytic solution.
It has been found advantageous to perform the said deposition in a series of cycles with progressive increase of charge transferred through the electrolyte solution. Each cycle comprises an insertion and extraction tialf- cycle. During the insertion half-cycle a material to be deposited is promoted by an electrical field towards the nanomaterial. During the extraction half-cycle the material is removed from the nanomaterial. Both insertion and extraction half-cycle are performed under current limiting conditions until the voltage reaches a voltage preset magnitude, continuing deposition under voltage limiting conditions until either the deposition current falls to a current preset magnitude or a preset charge has been delivered, and then terminating deposition.
It has been found advantageous to superimpose the constant current/constant voltage insertion/extraction mode with an applied AC electrical field. In one example the AC electrical field is applied parallel to the substrate, in another example - perpendicular to the substrate.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
Having broadly portrayed the nature of the present invention, embodiments thereof will now be described by way of. example and illustration only. In the following description, reference will be made to the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a diagrammatic representation of a setup for electrolytic treatment ' of nano-particulate electrode.
Figure 2 demonstrates comparative photovoltaic performance of treated and untreated DSC electrode at 0.3 sun.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXAMPLES
Referring to Fig. l a working nano-particulate electrode comprises a substrate 1 and a nano-particulate layer of ' a nanomaterial2 . The working electrode is inserted into an electrolyte 6 in such a way that regions of the nanoparticulate layer that are selected for the electrolytic treatment are covered by the solution. A reference electrode 3 is located in close proximity to the nanoparticulate layer 1 . A counter electrode 4 is opposing the working electrode . Shape and position of the counter electrode are selected to ensure uniform electrical field between the counter and the working electrodes . All the 3 electrodes are connected to a programmable potentiostat 5 _
The following materials are presented in this example: Working- electrode : 12-15 microns thick nano-particulate layer of titanium dioxide (titania) deposited on a conducting glass substrate (3mm thick Pilkington TEC-15 glass) .
The titania layer (approximately llmra x 8mm) was formed toy screen printing of titania paste followed by firing at maximum of 550 C to achieve good sintering and interconnection of the titania particles (average particle size was 12-15nm) . The working electrode was prepared using the standard for Dye Solar Cell technology process, which is available in the prior art.
The. electrolytic treatment of the working electrode was performed as follows:
.Reference electrode: Ag/AgCl standard micro-reference electrode.
Counter electrode: Pt wire mesh
Electrolyte: 1.4g of YCI3.6H2O dissolved in 10ml of isopropanol; 1ml of water was added to the solution.
Electrical characteristics:
• Current density = 0.1 mA/cm2, • 5 full cycles with small charging level (5mC/cm2 in the insertion half-cycles)-, • 5 full cycles with intermediate charging level (10mC/cm2 in the insertion half-cycles), • 1 insertion half-cycle - charge of 10mC/cm2. Post- treatment;
Following the electrolytic treatment a standard DSC dye was applied to the treated nanό-particulate titania and standard cells were constructed. In some cases, the working electrodes were post-fired at various temperatures. Photovoltaic testing at 0.3 sun demonstrate . significant improvement in open circuit voltage and fill factor for the treated samples. The maximum efficiency was achieved for the sample, which was post-fired at 250 C (shown in Fig.2) .
Referring to Fig. 2 a photovoltaic tests of treated and untreated electrode for DSC demonstrate that the electrolytic treatment results in significant improvement of photovoltaic voltage and power.

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Claims :
1. A method for manufacturing a nano-particulate electrode for Dye Solar Cell's including the steps of providing an electrically conductive substrate, formation of a nanoparticulate layer on the substrate, application of dye to the nanoparticulate layer and an additional step of electrolytic treatment of the nanoparticulate . layer in an electrolyte.
2. A method according the claim 1, wherein the electrolyte contains ions chemically different to the nano-particulate layer and the said electrolytic treatment comprises transfer of material from the electrolyte in the form of ions into the surface, of the nano-particulate layer resulting in formation of a barrier layer, electronic properties of which differ from that of the original nano-particulate layer.
3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the said electrolytic treatment is followed by heating to ensure ' stable bonding of the barrier layer to the nano-particulate layer.
4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the said electrolytic treatment comprises partial removal of material from the nanoparticulate layer to the electrolyte.
5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the electrolyte contains ions of UV, visual light and/or Infra red absorbing material .
6. A method according to claim 4, wherein the absorbing material is dye.
7. A method according to any of the preceding claims wherein the nano-particulate layer comprises a metal or mixed metal oxide .
8. A method according the claim 7, wherein the metal oxide is titanium dioxide.
9. A method for manufacturing nanoparticulate electrode for DSC including the steps of providing a substrate, electrolytic deposition of the nanoparticulate layer from an electrolyte and application of dye to the nanoparticulate layer.
10. A method according to any of the preceding claims wherein the electrolytic treatment includes at least one step of transfer of a predetermined amount of electrical charge between the electrolyte and the nanoparticulate layer.
11. A method according to claim 10, wherein the charge is transferred under constant current conditions with imposed voltage limits, such as when voltage reaches the imposed limit a control circuitry switches from the constant current to the constant voltage mode, keeping the constant voltage mode until either the current drops below a predetermined current value or the predetermined amount of electrical charge has passed between the electrolyte solution and the nanoparticulate electrode.
12. A method according to claim 10 and claim 11 wherein the electrolytic treatment includes at least 2 subsequent steps (half-cycles) , each transferring the predetermined amount of charge; in the first half- cycle the charge is transferred by movement of ions from the electrolyte to the nanoparticulate layer, in the second half-cycle - from the nanoparticulate layer to the electrolyte.
13. A method according to claim 12, wherein the electrolytic treatment includes at least 2 cycles and predetermined charge in the second cycle is larger than that in the first cycle.
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