Table 2 Characteristic parameters of the DSSCs without and with gold nanoparticles
Type | κ eff | τ eff | R s | R pt | R k |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(S-1) | (S) | (Ω) | (Ω) | (Ω) | |
Without | 5.901 | 0.169 | 5.843 | 4.317 | 10.25 |
Nanosphere | 5.258 | 0.190 | 6.602 | 3.325 | 9.80 |
Nanorod (AR 2.5) | 5.1944 | 0.193 | 6.805 | 3.674 | 9.52 |
Nanorod (AR 4.0) | 4.804 | 0.208 | 6.425 | 5.864 | 8.16 |