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4 th Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaic Conference -Uppsala 2012 221<br />

wt.% of rGO provided the following electrical parameters: Jsc of 0.08 mA cm -2 , Voc of 0.26 V,<br />

and a conversion efficiency of 0.013 %. Compared with inverted solar cells based on the TiO2<br />

porous films, the TiO2-rGO devices exhibited an increase in Jsc attributed to the improved<br />

interconnectivity between TiO2 nanoparticles and graphene. In this case, the carbonaceous<br />

material introduced an alternative electrical conduction pathway which facilitates rapid<br />

electron transport in the photoelectrode.<br />

We acknowledge support from CAPES, CNPq and FAPESP.<br />

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