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Lee YC, Buraidah MH, Woo HJ. Poly(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) gel polymer electrolyte incorporating with water-soluble sodium sulfide salt for quasi-solid-state quantum dot-sensitized solar cell. HIGH PERFORM POLYM 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/0954008320902232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Rapid decay of photoanode, leakage from sealant, and evaporation of electrolyte are always the major concerns of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) based on liquid electrolyte. Subsequently, gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) appears as an attractive solution in addition to lower cost, lighter weight, and flexibility. Poly(acrylamide- co-acrylic acid) (PAAm-PAA) is of special interest to act as a polymer host to entrap liquid electrolyte because it provides high transparency, good gelatinizing properties, and excellent compatibility with the liquid electrolyte. In this work, the electrical and transport properties of PAAm-PAA GPE incorporating with water-soluble sodium sulfide were characterized by impedance spectroscopy. An increment of ionic conductivity was observed with the incorporation of ethylene carbonate (EC) and potassium chloride (KCl). The highest room temperature ionic conductivity of PAAm-PAA GPE is 70.82 mS·cm−1. QDSC based on PAAm-PAA GPE with the composition of 1.3 wt% of KCl, 0.9 wt% of EC, 55.3 wt% of PAAm-PAA, 38.5 wt% of sodium sulfide, and 4.0 wt% of sulfur can present up to 1.80% of light-to-electricity conversion efficiency.
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- YC Lee
- Centre for Ionics University of Malaya, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Centre for Ionics University of Malaya, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Centre for Ionics University of Malaya, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Lobregas MOS, Camacho DH. Gel polymer electrolyte system based on starch grafted with ionic liquid: Synthesis, characterization and its application in dye-sensitized solar cell. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.12.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cojocaru L, Uchida S, Tamaki K, Jayaweera PVV, Kaneko S, Nakazaki J, Kubo T, Segawa H. Determination of unique power conversion efficiency of solar cell showing hysteresis in the I-V curve under various light intensities. Sci Rep 2017; 7:11790. [PMID: 28924166 PMCID: PMC5603576 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10953-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Energy harvesting at low light intensities has recently attracted a great deal of attention of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) which are regarded as promising candidate for indoor application. Anomalous hysteresis of the PSCs a complex issue for reliable evaluation of the cell performance. In order to address these challenges, we constructed two new evaluation methods to determinate the power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of PSCs. The first setup is a solar simulator based on light emitting diodes (LEDs) allowing evaluation of the solar cells at wider range of light intensities, ranging from 102 to 10−3 mW·cm−2. As the overestimate error, we found that the PCEs of dye sensitized solar cell (DSC) and PSCs increase dramatically at low light intensities conditions. Due to the internal capacitance at the interfaces on hybrid solar cells, the measurement of current below 10−2 mW·cm−2 shows constant value given high PCE, which is related to the capacitive current and origin of the hysteresis. The second setup is a photovoltaic power analyzing system, designed for tracking the maximum power (Pmax) with time. The paper suggests the combination of the LED solar simulator and Pmax tracking technique as a standard to evaluate the PCE of capacitive solar cells.
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- Ludmila Cojocaru
- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Komaba 4-6-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8904, Japan.
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- Komaba Organization for Educational Excellence, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Komaba 3-8-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan.
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Komaba 4-6-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8904, Japan
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- SPD Laboratory, Inc., Johoku 2-35-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, 432-8011, Japan
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Komaba 4-6-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8904, Japan
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Komaba 4-6-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8904, Japan
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Komaba 4-6-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8904, Japan. .,Department of General Systems Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Komaba 3-8-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan.
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Li X, Li S, Gao G, Wu D, Lan J, Wang R, You J. High-Performance Ruthenium Sensitizers Containing Imidazolium Counterions for Efficient Dye Sensitization in Water. CHEMSUSCHEM 2017; 10:2914-2921. [PMID: 28580757 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201700579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Revised: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A new type of water-soluble ruthenium sensitizers incorporating imidazolium counterions, denoted [DMPI]2 -Ru and [DMHI]2 -Ru, has been developed, which can be efficiently adsorbed onto TiO2 photoanodes in aqueous solution. Owing to the good thermal stability of imidazolium, [DMPI]2 -Ru adsorbed on TiO2 has a higher decomposition temperature than N719 dye [di(tetrabutylammonium) cis-di(thiocyanato)bis(2,2'-bipyridine-4,4'-dicarboxylato)ruthenium(II)]. When using organic solvent-based I- /I3- electrolytes, solars cell based on [DMPI]2 -Ru-sensitized TiO2 in water show high power conversion efficiencies (PCE) of up to 10.2 %, which is higher than that of N719 (9.9 %) under the common conditions for dye sensitization in organic solvent. [DMHI]2 -Ru, with poorer water solubility than [DMPI]2 -Ru, gives a smaller dye-adsorption amount on TiO2 and thus a lower PCE of 9.4 %. From the viewpoint of safety and environmental impact, the fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) by using water as solvent is undoubtedly a preferable strategy. Although the [DMPI]2 -Ru-based device fabricated by using water as the solvent for both the dye-sensitization process and the electrolyte gives a relatively low efficiency, it provides a promising approach for the practical application of DSSCs.
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- Xiaoyu Li
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, PR China
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- Xiaofei Hu
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry; College of Chemistry; Nankai University; Tianjin 300071 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry; College of Chemistry; Nankai University; Tianjin 300071 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry; College of Chemistry; Nankai University; Tianjin 300071 China
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Hu X, Li Z, Chen J. Flexible Li-CO2Batteries with Liquid-Free Electrolyte. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:5785-5789. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201701928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Xiaofei Hu
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry; College of Chemistry; Nankai University; Tianjin 300071 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry; College of Chemistry; Nankai University; Tianjin 300071 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry; College of Chemistry; Nankai University; Tianjin 300071 China
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Chuang PY, Chang LY, Chuang CN, Chen SH, Lin JJ, Ho KC, Hsieh KH. A Novel Gel Electrolyte Based on Polyurethane for Highly Efficient in Dye-sensitized Solar Cells. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-016-1101-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Venkatesan S, Liu IP, Chen LT, Hou YC, Li CW, Lee YL. Effects of TiO2 and TiC Nanofillers on the Performance of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Based on the Polymer Gel Electrolyte of a Cobalt Redox System. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:24559-24566. [PMID: 27563731 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b06429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Polymer gel electrolytes (PGEs) of cobalt redox system are prepared for dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) applications. Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) is used as a gelator of an acetonitrile (ACN) liquid electrolyte containing tris(2,2'-bipyridine)cobalt(II/III) redox couple. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) and titanium carbide (TiC) nanoparticles are utilized as nanofillers (NFs) of this PGE, and the effects of the two NFs on the conductivity of the PGEs, charge-transfer resistances at the electrode/PGE interface, and the performance of the gel-state DSSCs are studied and compared. The results show that the presence of TiC NFs significantly increases the conductivity of the PGE and decreases the charge-transfer resistance at the Pt counter-electrode (CE)/PGE interface. Therefore, the gel-state DSSC utilizing TiC NFs can achieve a conversion efficiency (6.29%) comparable to its liquid counterpart (6.30%), and, furthermore, the cell efficiency can retain 94% of its initial value after a 1000 h stability test at 50 °C. On the contrary, introduction of TiO2 NFs in the PGE causes a decrease of cell performances. It shows that the presence of TiO2 NFs increases the charge-transfer resistance at the Pt CE/PGE interface, induces the charge recombination at the photoanode/PGE interface, and, furthermore, causes a dye desorption in a long-term-stability test. These results are different from those reported for the iodide redox system and are ascribed to a specific attractive interaction between TiO2 and cobalt redox ions.
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- Shanmuganathan Venkatesan
- Department of Chemical Engineering and ‡Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy (RCETS), National Cheng Kung University , Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and ‡Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy (RCETS), National Cheng Kung University , Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and ‡Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy (RCETS), National Cheng Kung University , Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and ‡Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy (RCETS), National Cheng Kung University , Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and ‡Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy (RCETS), National Cheng Kung University , Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and ‡Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy (RCETS), National Cheng Kung University , Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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Zhao Q, Guo C, Lu Y, Liu L, Liang J, Chen J. Rechargeable Lithium Batteries with Electrodes of Small Organic Carbonyl Salts and Advanced Electrolytes. Ind Eng Chem Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b01462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Qing Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Advanced
Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced
Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced
Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced
Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced
Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced
Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Arbab AA, Sun KC, Sahito IA, Qadir MB, Choi YS, Jeong SH. A Novel Activated-Charcoal-Doped Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Hybrid for Quasi-Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Outperforming Pt Electrode. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:7471-7482. [PMID: 26911208 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b09319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Highly conductive mesoporous carbon structures based on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and activated charcoal (AC) were synthesized by an enzymatic dispersion method. The synthesized carbon configuration consists of synchronized structures of highly conductive MWCNT and porous activated charcoal morphology. The proposed carbon structure was used as counter electrode (CE) for quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The AC-doped MWCNT hybrid showed much enhanced electrocatalytic activity (ECA) toward polymer gel electrolyte and revealed a charge transfer resistance (RCT) of 0.60 Ω, demonstrating a fast electron transport mechanism. The exceptional electrocatalytic activity and high conductivity of the AC-doped MWCNT hybrid CE are associated with its synchronized features of high surface area and electronic conductivity, which produces higher interfacial reaction with the quasi-solid electrolyte. Morphological studies confirm the forms of amorphous and conductive 3D carbon structure with high density of CNT colloid. The excessive oxygen surface groups and defect-rich structure can entrap an excessive volume of quasi-solid electrolyte and locate multiple sites for iodide/triiodide catalytic reaction. The resultant D719 DSSC composed of this novel hybrid CE fabricated with polymer gel electrolyte demonstrated an efficiency of 10.05% with a high fill factor (83%), outperforming the Pt electrode. Such facile synthesis of CE together with low cost and sustainability supports the proposed DSSCs' structure to stand out as an efficient next-generation photovoltaic device.
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- Alvira Ayoub Arbab
- Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University , Seoul 133-791, South Korea
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- Department of Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technology, Hanyang University , Seoul 133-791, South Korea
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- Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University , Seoul 133-791, South Korea
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- Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University , Seoul 133-791, South Korea
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- Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University , Seoul 133-791, South Korea
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- Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University , Seoul 133-791, South Korea
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Huang Q, Shi J, Xu X, Wang L, Zhong L, Sun Y, Wang H, Xu G, Ge Y. All-solid-state nanocomposite electrolytes composed of an ionic polymer with polar groups and surface-modified SiO2 nanoparticles for dye-sensitized solar cells. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra12787h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Polar groups on modified SiO2 facilitate the ionization of DMPII and enhance the efficiency of DSCs.
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- Qizhang Huang
- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion
- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy and Gas Hydrate
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Guangzhou 510640
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion
- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy and Gas Hydrate
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Guangzhou 510640
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion
- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy and Gas Hydrate
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Guangzhou 510640
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion
- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy and Gas Hydrate
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Guangzhou 510640
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion
- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy and Gas Hydrate
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Guangzhou 510640
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion
- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy and Gas Hydrate
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Guangzhou 510640
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion
- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy and Gas Hydrate
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Guangzhou 510640
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion
- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy and Gas Hydrate
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Guangzhou 510640
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- School of Chemical Engineering
- Taishan Medical University
- Taian 271000
- China
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Anantharaj G, Joseph J, Selvaraj M, Jeyakumar D. Fabrication of Stable Dye Sensitized Solar Cell with Gel electrolytes Using Poly(ethylene oxide)-Poly(ethylene glycol). Electrochim Acta 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.07.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Shalan AE, Mourtada Elseman A, Rasly M, Moharam MM, Lira-Cantu M, Rashad MM. Concordantly fabricated heterojunction ZnO–TiO2 nanocomposite electrodes via a co-precipitation method for efficient stable quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra21822e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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ZnO/TiO2 nanocomposites supported on an FTO substrate are used as the photoanode electrode for quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells.
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- Ahmed Esmail Shalan
- Electronic and Magnetic Laboratory
- Advanced Materials Division
- Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute (CMRDI)
- Cairo
- Egypt
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- Electronic and Magnetic Laboratory
- Advanced Materials Division
- Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute (CMRDI)
- Cairo
- Egypt
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- Electronic and Magnetic Laboratory
- Advanced Materials Division
- Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute (CMRDI)
- Cairo
- Egypt
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- Electronic and Magnetic Laboratory
- Advanced Materials Division
- Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute (CMRDI)
- Cairo
- Egypt
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- Centro de Investigació en Nanociència i Nanotecnologia
- CIN2 (CSIC-ICN)
- Campus UAB
- Barcelona
- Spain E-08193
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- Electronic and Magnetic Laboratory
- Advanced Materials Division
- Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute (CMRDI)
- Cairo
- Egypt
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Effect of self-assembly on triiodide diffusion in water based polymer gel electrolytes: An application in dye solar cell. J Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 425:110-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.03.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2014] [Revised: 03/16/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Wang P, Zhou YN, Luo JS, Luo ZH. Poly(ionic liquid)s-based nanocomposite polyelectrolytes with tunable ionic conductivity prepared via SI-ATRP. Polym Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3py01025b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Phthaloylchitosan-Based Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. J CHEM-NY 2014. [DOI: 10.1155/2014/783023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Phthaloylchitosan-based gel polymer electrolytes were prepared with tetrapropylammonium iodide, Pr4NI, as the salt and optimized for conductivity. The electrolyte with the composition of 15.7 wt.% phthaloylchitosan, 31.7 wt.% ethylene carbonate (EC), 3.17 wt.% propylene carbonate (PC), 19.0 wt.% of Pr4NI, and 1.9 wt.% iodine exhibits the highest room temperature ionic conductivity of 5.27 × 10−3 S cm−1. The dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) fabricated with this electrolyte exhibits an efficiency of 3.5% withJSCof 7.38 mA cm−2,VOCof 0.72 V, and fill factor of 0.66. When various amounts of lithium iodide (LiI) were added to the optimized gel electrolyte, the overall conductivity is observed to decrease. However, the efficiency of the DSSC increases to a maximum value of 3.71% when salt ratio of Pr4NI : LiI is 2 : 1. This cell hasJSC,VOCand fill factor of 7.25 mA cm−2, 0.77 V and 0.67, respectively.
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Manfredi N, Bianchi A, Causin V, Ruffo R, Simonutti R, Abbotto A. Electrolytes for quasi solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells based on block copolymers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.27055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Norberto Manfredi
- Department of Materials Science and Milano-Bicocca Solar Energy Research Center, MIB-Solar; University of Milano-Bicocca, INSTM Unit; Milano Italy
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- Department of Materials Science and Milano-Bicocca Solar Energy Research Center, MIB-Solar; University of Milano-Bicocca, INSTM Unit; Milano Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science; Università di Padova; via Marzolo Padova Italy
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- Department of Materials Science and Milano-Bicocca Solar Energy Research Center, MIB-Solar; University of Milano-Bicocca, INSTM Unit; Milano Italy
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- Department of Materials Science and Milano-Bicocca Solar Energy Research Center, MIB-Solar; University of Milano-Bicocca, INSTM Unit; Milano Italy
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- Department of Materials Science and Milano-Bicocca Solar Energy Research Center, MIB-Solar; University of Milano-Bicocca, INSTM Unit; Milano Italy
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Arylamine organic dyes with donor (D), π-bridge (π) and acceptor (A) moieties for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) have received great attention in the last decade because of their high molar absorption coefficient, low cost and structural variety. In the early stages, the efficiency of DSCs with arylamine organic dyes with D-π-A character was far behind that of DSCs with ruthenium(II) complexes partly due to the lack of information about the relationship between the chemical structures and the photovoltaic performance. However, exciting progress has been recently made, and power conversion efficiencies over 10% were obtained for DSCs with arylamine organic dyes. It is thus that the recent research and development in the field of arylamine organic dyes employing an iodide/triiodide redox couple or polypyridyl cobalt redox shuttles as the electrolytes for either DSCs or solid-state DSCs has been summarized. The cell performance of the arylamine organic dyes are compared, providing a comprehensive overview of arylamine organic dyes, demonstrating the advantages/disadvantages of each class, and pointing out the field that needs to reinforce the research direction in the further application of DSCs.
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- Mao Liang
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, People's Republic of China
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Huang W, Zhu Z, Wang L, Wang S, Li H, Tao Z, Shi J, Guan L, Chen J. Quasi‐Solid‐State Rechargeable Lithium‐Ion Batteries with a Calix[4]quinone Cathode and Gel Polymer Electrolyte. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201302586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Weiwei Huang
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry; Synergetic Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071 (China)
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry; Synergetic Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071 (China)
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry; Synergetic Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071 (China)
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry; Synergetic Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071 (China)
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry; Synergetic Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071 (China)
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry; Synergetic Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071 (China)
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- Key Lab Renewable Energy & Gas Hydrate, Inst Energy Convers, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640 (China)
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fujian 350002 (China)
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry; Synergetic Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071 (China)
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Quasi-Solid-State Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries with a Calix[4]quinone Cathode and Gel Polymer Electrolyte. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:9162-6. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201302586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 235] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2013] [Revised: 05/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Sun X, Sun Q, Li Y, Sui L, Dong L. Effects of calcination treatment on the morphology, crystallinity, and photoelectric properties of all-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells assembled by TiO2 nanorod arrays. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:18716-20. [PMID: 24071636 DOI: 10.1039/c3cp51941d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Xianmiao Sun
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, P.R. China.
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Song H, Luo Z, Zhao H, Luo S, Wu X, Gao J, Wang Z. High tensile strength and high ionic conductivity bionanocomposite ionogels prepared by gelation of cellulose/ionic liquid solutions with nano-silica. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra40387d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Shi Y, Liang M, Wang L, Han H, You L, Sun Z, Xue S. New ruthenium sensitizers featuring bulky ancillary ligands combined with a dual functioned coadsorbent for high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2013; 5:144-153. [PMID: 23234441 DOI: 10.1021/am302318z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Two ruthenium complexes featuring bulky ancillary ligands, XS48 and XS49, were synthesized and studied as dyes in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). Both dyes exhibit higher solar-to-electrical energy conversion efficiency when compared to a commonly used N3 sensitizer under the same conditions. To examine the influence of the bulky ancillary ligands and alleviate the electron recombination in cells, we have developed a dual functioned truxene-based coadsorbent (MXD1) as an alternative candidate to chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA). This coadsorbent not only effectively shields the back electron transfer from the TiO(2) to I(3)(-) ions but also enhances the light harvesting ability in the short wavelength regions. The photovoltaic performance of XS48-sensitized DSC was independent of the coadsorbents, while XS49 with large bulky ancillary ligand presented better performance when coadsorbent was employed. Interestingly, the simultaneous adsorption-to-sequential adsorption of XS48/49 and MXD1 has caused a notably improved photovoltage, which can be primarily ascribed to the enhanced dye adsorption and retardation of charge recombination. These results not only provide a new vision on how ancillary ligands affect the performance of ruthenium complexes but also open up a new way to achieve further efficiency enhancement of ruthenium complexes.
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- Yongbo Shi
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, PR China
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A novel polymer gel electrolyte based on cyanoethylated cellulose for dye-sensitized solar cells. Electrochim Acta 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Huang CY, Hsu CY, Yang LY, Lee CJ, Yang TF, Hsu CC, Ke CH, Su YO. A Systematic Study of Electrochemical and Spectral Properties for the Electronic Interactions in Porphyrin-Triphenylamine Conjugates. Eur J Inorg Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201101033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Soni SS, Fadadu KB, Gibaud A. Ionic conductivity through thermoresponsive polymer gel: ordering matters. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:751-756. [PMID: 22070374 DOI: 10.1021/la202670v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Thermoreversible polymer gel has been prepared using PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymer (Pluronic F77) which self-assembles into different microcrystalline phases like cubic, 2D-hexagonal, and lamellar. Addition of electrolyte (LiI/I(2)) converts the gel into a polymer gel electrolyte (PGE) which exhibits microphase-dependent ionic conductivity. The crystalline phases have been identified by SAXS as a function of the polymer concentration. It is found that the optimum value for the ionic conductivity (≈1 × 10(-3) S x cm(-1)) is achieved in the Im3m phase due to faster diffusion of ions through the 3D-interconnected micellar nanochannels. This fact is further supported by FTIR study, ionic transference number, and diffusion coefficient measurements.
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- Saurabh S Soni
- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar-388 120, Gujarat, India.
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Chen LJ, Zhang J, He J, Xu XD, Wu NW, Wang DX, Abliz Z, Yang HB. Synthesis of Platinum Acetylide Derivatives with Different Shapes and Their Gel Formation Behavior. Organometallics 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/om2003317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Li-Jun Chen
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, People's Republic of China
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Lv Z, Fu Y, Hou S, Wang D, Wu H, Zhang C, Chu Z, Zou D. Large size, high efficiency fiber-shaped dye-sensitized solar cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:10076-83. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cp20543a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Structure-property relationships of organic dyes with D-π-A structure in dye-sensitized solar cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s11458-010-0113-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Wei HY, Huang JH, Ho KC, Chu CW. A strategic buffer layer of polythiophene enhances the efficiency of bulk heterojunction solar cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2010; 2:1281-1285. [PMID: 20450193 DOI: 10.1021/am100076a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We have developed polymer solar cells featuring a buffer layer of polythiophene (PT) sandwiched between the active layer and the poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) layer. We attribute the improvement in power conversion efficiency of these polymer solar cells, relative to that of those based on poly(3-hexylthiophene):[6,6]-phenyl-C(61)-butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT:PCBM), to a reduction in the degree of carrier recombination at the junction interface. Because the conductivity and the energy level of PT can be tuned simply by applying a bias to it in an electrolytic solution, we also investigated the effect of the energy level on the devices' performances. The power conversion efficiency of a solar cell containing a PT buffer layer reached 4.18% under AM 1.5 G irradiation (100 mW/cm(2)).
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Huang CY, Su YO. Spectral and redox properties of zinc porphyrin core dendrimers with triarylamines as dendron. Dalton Trans 2010; 39:8306-12. [DOI: 10.1039/c0dt00199f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Freitas FS, de Freitas JN, Ito BI, De Paoli MA, Nogueira AF. Electrochemical and structural characterization of polymer gel electrolytes based on a PEO copolymer and an imidazolium-based ionic liquid for dye-sensitized solar cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2009; 1:2870-2877. [PMID: 20356169 DOI: 10.1021/am900596x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Polymer electrolytes based on mixtures of poly(ethylene oxide-co-propylene oxide) and 1-methyl-3-propyl-imidazolium iodide (MPII) were investigated, aiming at their application in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). The interactions between the copolymer and the ionic liquid were analyzed by infrared spectroscopy and (1)H NMR. The results show interactions between the ether oxygen in the polymer and the hydrogen in the imidazolium cations. The ionic conductivities, electrochemical behaviors, and thermal properties of the electrolytes containing different concentrations of MPII were investigated. The electrolyte containing 70 wt % MPII presented the highest ionic conductivity (2.4 x 10(-3) S cm(-1)) and a diffusion coefficient of 1.9 x 10(-7) cm(2) s(-1). The influence of LiI addition to the electrolytes containing different concentrations of MPII was also investigated. The DSSC assembled with the electrolyte containing 70 wt % MPII showed an efficiency of 3.84% at 100 mW cm(-2). The stability of the devices for a period of 30 days was also evaluated using sealed cells. The devices assembled with the electrolyte containing less ionic liquid showed to be more stable.
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- Flavio S Freitas
- Laboratorio de Nanotecnologia e Energia Solar (LNES), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP, P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970, Campinas SP, Brazil
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Ning Z, Tian H. Triarylamine: a promising core unit for efficient photovoltaic materials. Chem Commun (Camb) 2009:5483-95. [DOI: 10.1039/b908802d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 683] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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