Characterization of nonsensitized and Ru(II)-sensitized sol-gel Nb2O5 electrodes by impedance spectroscopy

Ye Ping Guo; Sabine Heusing; Michel Andre Aegerter

doi:10.1117/12.453900

23 October 2002 Characterization of nonsensitized and Ru(II) sensitized sol-gel Nb₂O₅ electrodes by impedance spectroscopy

Ye Ping Guo, Sabine Heusing, Michel Andre Aegerter

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Proceedings Volume 4804, Sol-Gel Optics VI; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453900
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2002, Seattle, WA, United States

Abstract

The impedance spectra of non-sensitized and Ru(II)-sensitized Nb₂O₅ nanoporous coatings have been measured in the dark and under solar illumination using an electroactive electrolyte. All the Nyquist plots consist of a high and a low frequency depressed semicircle. The results have been modeled and fitted by an equivalent electric circuit consisting of a resistor R_s in the series with two parallel RC circuits containing both a constant phase element (CPE). The resistor R_s describes the total resistance of the electrolyte and conducting electrodes (SnO₂:F). The high frequency semicircule (f<1kHz) describes the capacitance and resistance of the semiconducting materials (grain boundaries and interfaces). The low frequency cycle (f < 1 kHz) is related to the formation of a double charge layer capacitance at the nanoparticle/electrolyte interface and a charge transfer resistance. Both values are strongly dependant of the experimental conditions, in particular of the applied potential and the state of illumination. The evolution of the electric elements is presented and discussed. It is shown in particular that the measurements in the dark cannot be directly compared to those under illumination as in teh latter all the Nb₂O₅-film is accessed.

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Ye Ping Guo, Sabine Heusing, and Michel Andre Aegerter "Characterization of nonsensitized and Ru(II) sensitized sol-gel Nb₂O₅ electrodes by impedance spectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 4804, Sol-Gel Optics VI, (23 October 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453900

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