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We investigate the possibility of modifying the porous structure of TiO2 films in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) in its sintering by a pulsed Nd:YAG laser (wavelength 1064 nm) to improve their parameters and characteristics. Sintering at various pulse energies enabled a porosity within the range of 0.45 to 0.20. The efficiency of the energy conversion in experimental DSSC specimens with TiO2 films sintered by an optimum laser-radiation pulse energy of 150 mJ was 20–25% higher than that of commercial solar cells.
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Malyukov, S.P., Sayenko, A.V. Laser Sintering of a Porous TiO2 Film in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. J Russ Laser Res 34, 531–536 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10946-013-9385-0
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