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Muñoz-García AB, Benesperi I, Boschloo G, Concepcion JJ, Delcamp JH, Gibson EA, Meyer GJ, Pavone M, Pettersson H, Hagfeldt A, Freitag M. Dye-sensitized solar cells strike back. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:12450-12550. [PMID: 34590638 PMCID: PMC8591630 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01336f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) are celebrating their 30th birthday and they are attracting a wealth of research efforts aimed at unleashing their full potential. In recent years, DSCs and dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells (DSPECs) have experienced a renaissance as the best technology for several niche applications that take advantage of DSCs' unique combination of properties: at low cost, they are composed of non-toxic materials, are colorful, transparent, and very efficient in low light conditions. This review summarizes the advancements in the field over the last decade, encompassing all aspects of the DSC technology: theoretical studies, characterization techniques, materials, applications as solar cells and as drivers for the synthesis of solar fuels, and commercialization efforts from various companies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ana Belén Muñoz-García
- Department of Physics "Ettore Pancini", University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- School of Natural and Environmental Science, Newcastle University, Bedson Building, NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 523, 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA
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- School of Natural and Environmental Science, Newcastle University, Bedson Building, NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 523, 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden.
- University Management and Management Council, Vice Chancellor, Uppsala University, Segerstedthuset, 752 37 Uppsala, Sweden
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- School of Natural and Environmental Science, Newcastle University, Bedson Building, NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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Curiac C, Rodrigues RR, Watson J, Hunt LA, Devdass A, Jurss JW, Hammer NI, Fortenberry RC, Delcamp JH. Iron Redox Shuttles with Wide Optical Gap Dyes for High-Voltage Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:3084-3096. [PMID: 34019740 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202100884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
A series of iron polypyridyl redox shuttles were synthesized in the 2+ and 3+ oxidation states and paired with a series of wide optical gap organic dyes with weak aryl ether electron-donating groups. High voltage dye-sensitized solar cell (HV-DSC) devices were obtained through controlling the redox shuttle energetics and dye donor structure. The use of aryl ether donor groups, in place of commonly used aryl amines, allowed for the lowering of the dye ground-state oxidation potential which enabled challenging to oxidize redox shuttles based on Fe2+ polypyridyl structures to be used in functional devices. By carefully designing a dye series that varies the number of alkyl chains for TiO2 surface protection, the recombination of electrons in TiO2 to the oxidized redox shuttle could be controlled, leading to HV-DSC devices of up to 1.4 V.
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- Christine Curiac
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, 322 Coulter Hall, University, MS 38655, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, 322 Coulter Hall, University, MS 38655, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, 322 Coulter Hall, University, MS 38655, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, 322 Coulter Hall, University, MS 38655, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, 322 Coulter Hall, University, MS 38655, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, 322 Coulter Hall, University, MS 38655, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, 322 Coulter Hall, University, MS 38655, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, 322 Coulter Hall, University, MS 38655, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, 322 Coulter Hall, University, MS 38655, USA
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