1
|
Anoua R, Lifi H, Touhtouh S, El Jouad M, Hajjaji A, Bakasse M, Płociennik P, Zawadzka A. Optical and morphological properties of Curcuma longa dye for dye-sensitized solar cells. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:57860-57871. [PMID: 34097221 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-14551-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
New experimental results of morphological and optical properties of Curcuma longa dye thin film were investigated. The thin films were deposited by physical vapor deposition technique. Morphological properties were measured using atomic force microscopy technique and they show a granular structure which above there are nanotubes shapes. Photoluminescence of Curcuma longa at low temperature was investigated and discussed for the first time. The temperature effect from 77 to 300 K of Curcuma longa thin film has been shown and luminescence was strongly observed. Photoelectrochemical parameters of the dye-sensitized solar cell based on Curcuma longa have been computed via the finite element method. The power conversion efficiency is about 0.86% obtained from short circuit current, open-circuit voltage, and fill factor of 0.13 mA/cm2, 0.52 mV, and 0.83, respectively. As a result, Curcuma longa dye can be applied to dye-sensitized solar cells.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Rania Anoua
- Laboratory of Engineering Sciences for Energy, National School of Applied Sciences of El Jadida, BP 1166, El Jadida, Morocco.
- Department of Automation and Measurement Systems, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Grudziądzka 5, Torun, 87-100, Poland.
| | - Houda Lifi
- Laboratory of Engineering Sciences for Energy, National School of Applied Sciences of El Jadida, BP 1166, El Jadida, Morocco
| | - Samira Touhtouh
- Laboratory of Engineering Sciences for Energy, National School of Applied Sciences of El Jadida, BP 1166, El Jadida, Morocco
| | - Mohamed El Jouad
- Laboratory of Engineering Sciences for Energy, National School of Applied Sciences of El Jadida, BP 1166, El Jadida, Morocco
| | - Abdelowahed Hajjaji
- Laboratory of Engineering Sciences for Energy, National School of Applied Sciences of El Jadida, BP 1166, El Jadida, Morocco
| | - Mina Bakasse
- Laboratory of Chemistry Organic, Bioorganic and Environment, Faculty of Science, University Chouaib Doukkali, 24000, El Jadida, Morocco
| | - Przemysław Płociennik
- Institute of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Grudziadzka 5, 87-100, Torun, Poland
- Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Wilenska 4, 87-100, Torun, Poland
| | - Anna Zawadzka
- Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Wilenska 4, 87-100, Torun, Poland
- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Grudziadzka 5, 87-100, Torun, Poland
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Selective synthesis of Sb2S3 nanostructures with different morphologies for high performance in dye-sensitized solar cells. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(19)63493-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
|
3
|
Gu Y, Wang T, Dong YN, Zhang H, Wu D, Chen W. Ferroelectric polyoxometalate-modified nano semiconductor TiO2 for increasing electron lifetime and inhibiting electron recombination in dye-sensitized solar cells. Inorg Chem Front 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qi00488j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Ferroelectric polyoxometalate Sm is a good electron transfer medium, which can reduce electron-holes recombination and increase electrons lifetime in DSSCs.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yitong Gu
- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education Department of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
| | - Ting Wang
- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education Department of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
| | - Yi-na Dong
- The Second High School in Mongolian Autonomous County of Qian Gorlos
- Songyuan
- China
| | - He Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education Department of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
| | - Di Wu
- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education Department of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
| | - Weilin Chen
- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education Department of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Saleem M, Farooq WA, Khan MI, Akhtar MN, Rehman SU, Ahmad N, Khalid M, Atif M, AlMutairi MA, Irfan M. Effect of ZnO Nanoparticles Coating Layers on Top of ZnO Nanowires for Morphological, Optical, and Photovoltaic Properties of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. MICROMACHINES 2019; 10:mi10120819. [PMID: 31779196 PMCID: PMC6953122 DOI: 10.3390/mi10120819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
This paper reports on the synthesis of ZnO nanowires (NWs), as well asthe compound nanostructures of nanoparticles (NPs) and nanowires (NWs+NPs) with different coating layers of NPs on the top of NWs and their integration in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). In compound nanostructures, NWs offer direct electrical pathways for fast electron transfer, and the NPs of ZnOdispread and fill the interstices between the NWs of ZnO, offering a huge surface area for enough dye anchoring and promoting light harvesting. A significant photocurrent density of 2.64 mA/cm2 and energy conversion efficiency of 1.43% was obtained with NWs-based DSSCs. The total solar-to-electric energy conversion efficiency of the NWs+a single layer of NPs was found to be 2.28%, with a short-circuit photocurrent density (JSC) of 3.02 mA/cm2, open-circuit voltage (VOC) of 0.74 V, and a fill factor (FF) of 0.76, which is 60% higher than that of NWs cells and over 165% higher than NWs+a triple layer of NPs-based DSSCs. The improved performance was obtained due to the increased specific surface area for higher dye anchoring and light harvesting of compound nanostructures with NWs+a single layer of NPs.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Muhammad Saleem
- Department of Physics, Khwaja Freed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan; (M.S.); (N.A.)
| | - W. A. Farooq
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (M.A.); (M.A.A.)
- Correspondence:
| | - M. I. Khan
- Department of Physics, The University of Lahore, Lahore 53700, Pakistan;
| | - Majid. Niaz. Akhtar
- Department of Physics, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (MNS) University of Engineering and Technology, Multan 60000, Pakistan
| | - Saif Ur Rehman
- Department of Physics, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore 54000, Pakistan;
| | - Naseeb Ahmad
- Department of Physics, Khwaja Freed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan; (M.S.); (N.A.)
| | - Muhammad Khalid
- Department of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan;
| | - M. Atif
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (M.A.); (M.A.A.)
| | - Mona A. AlMutairi
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (M.A.); (M.A.A.)
| | - Muhammad Irfan
- CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, USTC, Hefei 230026, China;
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Wang X, Chen L, Chen W, Li Y, Wang E. A strategy for utilizing hollow polyoxometalate nanocrystals to improve the efficiency of photovoltaic cells. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2018.07.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
|
6
|
Zhou B, Zhang X, Jin P, Li X, Yuan X, Wang J, Liu L. Synthesis of In2.77S4 nanoflakes/graphene composites and their application as counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
|
7
|
Qadir MB, Li Y, Sahito IA, Arbab AA, Sun KC, Mengal N, Memon AA, Jeong SH. Highly Functional TNTs with Superb Photocatalytic, Optical, and Electronic Performance Achieving Record PV Efficiency of 10.1% for 1D-Based DSSCs. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 12:4508-4520. [PMID: 27432775 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201601058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Revised: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Different nanostructures of TiO2 play an important role in the photocatalytic and photoelectronic applications. TiO2 nanotubes (TNTs) have received increasing attention for these applications due to their unique physicochemical properties. Focusing on highly functional TNTs (HF-TNTs) for photocatalytic and photoelectronic applications, this study describes the facile hydrothermal synthesis of HF-TNTs by using commercial and cheaper materials for cost-effective manufacturing. To prove the functionality and applicability, these TNTs are used as scattering structure in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Photocatalytic, optical, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), electrochemical impedance spectrum, incident-photon-to-current efficiency, and intensity-modulated photocurrent spectroscopy/intensity-modulated photovoltage spectroscopy characterizations are proving the functionality of HF-TNTs for DSSCs. HF-TNTs show 50% higher photocatalytic degradation rate and also 68% higher dye loading ability than conventional TNTs (C-TNTs). The DSSCs having HF-TNT and its composite-based multifunctional overlayer show effective light absorption, outstanding light scattering, lower interfacial resistance, longer electron lifetime, rapid electron transfer, and improved diffusion length, and consequently, J SC , quantum efficiency, and record photoconversion efficiency of 10.1% using commercial N-719 dye is achieved, for 1D-based DSSCs. These new and highly functional TNTs will be a concrete fundamental background toward the development of more functional applications in fuel cells, dye-sensitized solar cells, Li-ion batteries, photocatalysis process, ion-exchange/adsorption process, and photoelectrochemical devices.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Muhammad Bilal Qadir
- Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04791, South Korea
- Department of Materials and Testing, National Textile University, Faisalabad, 37610, Pakistan
| | - Yuewen Li
- Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04791, South Korea
| | - Iftikhar Ali Sahito
- Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04791, South Korea
| | - Alvira Ayoub Arbab
- Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04791, South Korea
| | - Kyung Chul Sun
- Department of Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technology, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04791, South Korea
- Technical Textile and Materials R&D Group, Research Institute of Industrial Technology Convergence, Ansan-si, 15588, South Korea
| | - Naveed Mengal
- Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04791, South Korea
| | - Anam Ali Memon
- Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04791, South Korea
| | - Sung Hoon Jeong
- Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04791, South Korea
| |
Collapse
|
8
|
Wang Y, Zhu Y, Yang X, Shen J, Li X, Qian S, Li C. Performance optimization in dye-sensitized solar cells with β-NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+@SiO2@TiO2 mesoporous microspheres as multi-functional photoanodes. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.05.216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
|
9
|
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]
Abstract
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.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Alvira Ayoub Arbab
- Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University , Seoul 133-791, South Korea
| | - Kyung Chul Sun
- Department of Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technology, Hanyang University , Seoul 133-791, South Korea
| | - Iftikhar Ali Sahito
- Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University , Seoul 133-791, South Korea
| | - Muhammad Bilal Qadir
- Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University , Seoul 133-791, South Korea
| | - Yun Seon Choi
- Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University , Seoul 133-791, South Korea
| | - Sung Hoon Jeong
- Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University , Seoul 133-791, South Korea
| |
Collapse
|
10
|
Olive-shaped ZnO nanocrystallite aggregates as bifunctional light scattering materials in double-layer photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cells. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.11.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
|
11
|
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]
|
12
|
Zhou N, Prabakaran K, Lee B, Chang SH, Harutyunyan B, Guo P, Butler MR, Timalsina A, Bedzyk MJ, Ratner MA, Vegiraju S, Yau S, Wu CG, Chang RPH, Facchetti A, Chen MC, Marks TJ. Metal-free tetrathienoacene sensitizers for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:4414-23. [PMID: 25768124 DOI: 10.1021/ja513254z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
A new series of metal-free organic chromophores (TPA-TTAR-A (1), TPA-T-TTAR-A (2), TPA-TTAR-T-A (3), and TPA-T-TTAR-T-A (4)) are synthesized for application in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) based on a donor-π-bridge-acceptor (D-π-A) design. Here a simple triphenylamine (TPA) moiety serves as the electron donor, a cyanoacrylic acid as the electron acceptor and anchoring group, and a novel tetrathienoacene (TTA) as the π-bridge unit. Because of the extensively conjugated TTA π-bridge, these dyes exhibit high extinction coefficients (4.5-5.2 × 10(4) M(-1) cm(-1)). By strategically inserting a thiophene spacer on the donor or acceptor side of the molecules, the electronic structures of these TTA-based dyes can be readily tuned. Furthermore, addition of a thiophene spacer has a significant influence on the dye orientation and self-assembly modality on TiO2 surfaces. The insertion of a thiophene between the π-bridge and the cyanoacrylic acid anchoring group in TPA-TTAR-T-A (dye 3) promotes more vertical dye orientation and denser packing on TiO2 (molecular footprint = 79 Å(2)), thus enabling optimal dye loading. Using dye 3, a DSSC power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 10.1% with Voc = 0.833 V, Jsc = 16.5 mA/cm(2), and FF = 70.0% is achieved, among the highest reported to date for metal-free organic DSSC sensitizers using an I(-)/I3(-) redox shuttle. Photophysical measurements on dye-grafted TiO2 films reveal that the additional thiophene unit in dye 3 enhances the electron injection efficiency, in agreement with the high quantum efficiency.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Nanjia Zhou
- †Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Center, the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | - Kumaresan Prabakaran
- ‡Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan 32054, ROC.,∇Department of Chemistry, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, India-641014
| | - Byunghong Lee
- †Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Center, the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | - Sheng Hsiung Chang
- §Research Center for New Generation Photovoltaics, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan 32054, ROC
| | - Boris Harutyunyan
- †Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Center, the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | - Peijun Guo
- †Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Center, the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | - Melanie R Butler
- ∥Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | - Amod Timalsina
- ∥Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | - Michael J Bedzyk
- †Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Center, the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | - Mark A Ratner
- ∥Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | - Sureshraju Vegiraju
- ‡Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan 32054, ROC
| | - Shuehlin Yau
- ‡Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan 32054, ROC
| | - Chun-Guey Wu
- ‡Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan 32054, ROC.,§Research Center for New Generation Photovoltaics, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan 32054, ROC
| | - Robert P H Chang
- †Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Center, the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | - Antonio Facchetti
- ∥Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,⊥Polyera Corporation, 8045 Lamon Avenue, Skokie, Illinois 60077, United States
| | - Ming-Chou Chen
- ‡Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan 32054, ROC
| | - Tobin J Marks
- ∥Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| |
Collapse
|
13
|
Sun P, Zhang X, Wang L, Li F, Wei Y, Wang C, Liu Y. Bilayer TiO2photoanode consisting of a nanowire–nanoparticle bottom layer and a spherical voids scattering layer for dye-sensitized solar cells. NEW J CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5nj00216h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
A bilayer TiO2photoanode prepared by a one-time spray technique on a TiO2NW array shows significantly enhanced photovoltaic performance in DSSCs.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Panpan Sun
- Center for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory for UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering
| | - Xintong Zhang
- Center for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory for UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
| | - Lingling Wang
- Center for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory for UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
| | - Fangchao Li
- Center for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory for UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
| | - Yongan Wei
- Center for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory for UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
| | - Changhua Wang
- Center for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory for UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
| | - Yichun Liu
- Center for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, and Key Laboratory for UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- China
| |
Collapse
|
14
|
Li H, Zhao Q, Dong H, Ma Q, Wang W, Xu D, Yu D. Highly-flexible, low-cost, all stainless steel mesh-based dye-sensitized solar cells. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:13203-13212. [PMID: 25254313 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr03999h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
Highly-flexible, ITO-free dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are fabricated in a simple, all-solution-based, facile, and controllable way. A double mesh structure is applied to DSSCs, and the design principles, especially scale parameters, are analyzed delicately to ensure the power conversion efficiency and mechanical flexibility of the device. The good flexibility of mesh-based DSSCs is verified by systematic bending tests compared to conventional flexible DSSCs based on PET/ITO or metal foil substrates. Commercial carbon ink is used as a counter electrode material, and it is proved to be low-cost and efficient. The double mesh structure design provides an attractive strategy toward the development of flexible and wearable electrochemical energy supplies.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Heng Li
- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
15
|
Lee B, Guo P, Li SQ, Buchholz DB, Chang RPH. Three dimensional indium-tin-oxide nanorod array for charge collection in dye-sensitized solar cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:17713-17722. [PMID: 25147966 DOI: 10.1021/am504126g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
In this article, we report the design, fabrication, characterization, and simulation of three-dimensional (3D) dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), using ordered indium-tin-oxide (ITO) nanorod (NR) arrays as the photoanode, and compare them with conventional planar (2D) DSSCs. The ITO NR array used in the 3D cell greatly improves its performance by providing shorter electron pathways and reducing the recombination rate of the photogenerated electrons. We observed a 10-20% enhancement of the energy conversion efficiency, primarily due to an increased short circuit current. This finding supports the concept of using 3D photoanodes with optically transparent and conducting nanorods for the enhancement of the energy-harvesting devices that require short charge collection distance without sacrificing the optical thickness. Thus, unlike the conventional solar cell structure, the functions for photon collection and charge transport are decoupled to allow for improved cell designs.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Byunghong Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡Materials Research Institute, Northwestern University , 2220 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
16
|
Lee B, Stoumpos CC, Zhou N, Hao F, Malliakas C, Yeh CY, Marks TJ, Kanatzidis MG, Chang RPH. Air-stable molecular semiconducting iodosalts for solar cell applications: Cs2SnI6 as a hole conductor. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:15379-85. [PMID: 25299304 DOI: 10.1021/ja508464w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
We introduce a new class of molecular iodosalt compounds for application in next-generation solar cells. Unlike tin-based perovskite compounds CsSnI3 and CH3NH3SnI3, which have Sn in the 2+ oxidation state and must be handled in an inert atmosphere when fabricating solar cells, the Sn in the molecular iodosalt compounds is in the 4+ oxidation state, making them stable in air and moisture. As an example, we demonstrate that, using Cs2SnI6 as a hole transporter, we can successfully fabricate in air a solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) with a mesoporous TiO2 film. Doping Cs2SnI6 with additives helps to reduce the internal device resistance, improving cell efficiency. In this way, a Z907 DSSC delivers 4.7% of energy conversion efficiency. By using a more efficient mixture of porphyrin dyes, an efficiency near 8% with photon confinement has been achieved. This represents a significant step toward the realization of low-cost, stable, lead-free, and environmentally benign next-generation solid-state solar cells.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Byunghong Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
17
|
Xu J, Chen Z, Zapien JA, Lee CS, Zhang W. Surface engineering of ZnO nanostructures for semiconductor-sensitized solar cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2014; 26:5337-67. [PMID: 24817111 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201400403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2014] [Revised: 03/07/2014] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
Abstract
Semiconductor-sensitized solar cells (SSCs) are emerging as promising devices for achieving efficient and low-cost solar-energy conversion. The recent progress in the development of ZnO-nanostructure-based SSCs is reviewed here, and the key issues for their efficiency improvement, such as enhancing light harvesting and increasing carrier generation, separation, and collection, are highlighted from aspects of surface-engineering techniques. The impact of other factors such as electrolyte and counter electrodes on the photovoltaic performance is also addressed. The current challenges and perspectives for the further advance of ZnO-based SSCs are discussed.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jun Xu
- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China; Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, P. R. China; School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, P. R. China
| | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
18
|
Sun X, Zhang Q, Liu Y, Huang N, Sun P, Peng T, Peng T, Zhao XZ. Photovoltaic performance improvement of dye-sensitized solar cells through introducing In-doped TiO2 film at conducting glass and mesoporous TiO2 interface as an efficient compact layer. Electrochim Acta 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.02.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
|
19
|
Kong EH, Chang YJ, Jang HM. A tri-functional TiO2photoelectrode: single crystalline nanowires directly grown on nanoparticles for dye-sensitized solar cells. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra44394a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
|
20
|
Hwang DK, Lee B, Kim DH. Efficiency enhancement in solid dye-sensitized solar cell by three-dimensional photonic crystal. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ra22746k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
|
21
|
Chang WC, Lee CH, Yu WC, Lin CM. Optimization of dye adsorption time and film thickness for efficient ZnO dye-sensitized solar cells with high at-rest stability. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2012; 7:688. [PMID: 23272760 PMCID: PMC3552832 DOI: 10.1186/1556-276x-7-688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2012] [Accepted: 12/12/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
Photoelectrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells were fabricated using commercially available zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles and sensitized with the dye N719. This study systematically investigates the effects of two fabrication factors: the ZnO film thickness and the dye adsorption time. Results show that these two fabrication factors must be optimized simultaneously to obtain efficient ZnO/N719-based cells. Different film thicknesses require different dye adsorption times for optimal cell performance. This is because a prolonged dye adsorption time leads to a significant deterioration in cell performance. This is contrary to what is normally observed for titanium dioxide-based cells. The highest overall power conversion efficiency obtained in this study was 5.61%, which was achieved by 26-μm-thick photoelectrodes sensitized in a dye solution for 2 h. In addition, the best-performing cell demonstrated remarkable at-rest stability despite the use of a liquid electrolyte. Approximately 70% of the initial efficiency remained after more than 1 year of room-temperature storage in the dark. To better understand how dye adsorption time affects electron transport properties, this study also investigated cells based on 26-μm-thick films using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The EIS results show good agreement with the measured device performance parameters.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Wei-Chen Chang
- Institute of Organic and Polymeric Materials, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 10608, Taiwan
- Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, 31053, Taiwan
| | - Chia-Hua Lee
- Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, 31053, Taiwan
| | - Wan-Chin Yu
- Institute of Organic and Polymeric Materials, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 10608, Taiwan
| | - Chun-Min Lin
- Institute of Organic and Polymeric Materials, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 10608, Taiwan
| |
Collapse
|
22
|
Li C, Luo Y, Guo X, Li D, Mi J, Sø L, Hald P, Meng Q, Iversen BB. Mesoporous TiO2 aggregate photoanode with high specific surface area and strong light scattering for dye-sensitized solar cells. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2012.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
|
23
|
Chung I, Lee B, He J, Chang RPH, Kanatzidis MG. All-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells with high efficiency. Nature 2012; 485:486-9. [PMID: 22622574 DOI: 10.1038/nature11067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 632] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2012] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Abstract
Dye-sensitized solar cells based on titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) are promising low-cost alternatives to conventional solid-state photovoltaic devices based on materials such as Si, CdTe and CuIn(1-x)Ga(x)Se(2) (refs 1, 2). Despite offering relatively high conversion efficiencies for solar energy, typical dye-sensitized solar cells suffer from durability problems that result from their use of organic liquid electrolytes containing the iodide/tri-iodide redox couple, which causes serious problems such as electrode corrosion and electrolyte leakage. Replacements for iodine-based liquid electrolytes have been extensively studied, but the efficiencies of the resulting devices remain low. Here we show that the solution-processable p-type direct bandgap semiconductor CsSnI(3) can be used for hole conduction in lieu of a liquid electrolyte. The resulting solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells consist of CsSnI(2.95)F(0.05) doped with SnF(2), nanoporous TiO(2) and the dye N719, and show conversion efficiencies of up to 10.2 per cent (8.51 per cent with a mask). With a bandgap of 1.3 electronvolts, CsSnI(3) enhances visible light absorption on the red side of the spectrum to outperform the typical dye-sensitized solar cells in this spectral region.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- In Chung
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
24
|
Xing J, Fang WQ, Li Z, Yang HG. TiO2-Coated Ultrathin SnO2 Nanosheets Used as Photoanodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with High Efficiency. Ind Eng Chem Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/ie2030823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jun Xing
- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai 200237, People's Republic of China
| | - Wen Qi Fang
- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai 200237, People's Republic of China
| | - Zhen Li
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Functional
Nanomaterials, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Queensland 4072, Australia
| | - Hua Gui Yang
- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai 200237, People's Republic of China
| |
Collapse
|
25
|
Zhao F, Tang G, Zhang J, Lin Y. Improved performance of CdSe quantum dot-sensitized TiO2 thin film by surface treatment with TiCl4. Electrochim Acta 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.12.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
|
26
|
Jang YH, Xin X, Byun M, Jang YJ, Lin Z, Kim DH. An unconventional route to high-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells via embedding graphitic thin films into TiO2 nanoparticle photoanode. NANO LETTERS 2012; 12:479-485. [PMID: 22148913 DOI: 10.1021/nl203901m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
Abstract
Graphitic thin films embedded with highly dispersed titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) nanoparticles were incorporated for the first time into the conventional dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), resulting in a remarkably improved cell efficiency due to its superior electron conductivity. Massively ordered arrays of TiO(2) dots embedded in carbon matrix were fabricated via UV-stabilization of polystyrene-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) films containing TiO(2) precursors followed by direct carbonization. For dye-sensitized TiO(2) based solar cells containing carbon/TiO(2) thin layers at both sides of pristine TiO(2) layer, an increase of 62.3% [corrected] in overall power conversion efficiency was achieved compared with neat TiO(2)-based DSSCs. Such a remarkably improved cell efficiency was ascribed to the superior electron conductivity and extended electron lifetime elucidated by cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yoon Hee Jang
- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
27
|
Daphnomili D, Landrou G, Prakash Singh S, Thomas A, Yesudas K, K. B, Sharma GD, Coutsolelos AG. Photophysical, electrochemical and photovoltaic properties of dye sensitized solar cells using a series of pyridyl functionalized porphyrin dyes. RSC Adv 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ra22129b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
|
28
|
Sahu G, Wang K, Gordon SW, Zhou W, Tarr MA. Core-shell Au–TiO2 nanoarchitectures formed by pulsed laser deposition for enhanced efficiency in dye sensitized solar cells. RSC Adv 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ra01030e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
|
29
|
Fang WQ, Yang XH, Zhu H, Li Z, Zhao H, Yao X, Yang HG. Yolk@shell anatase TiO2 hierarchical microspheres with exposed {001} facets for high-performance dye sensitized solar cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm34787c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
|
30
|
Yip CT, Huang H, Zhou L, Xie K, Wang Y, Feng T, Li J, Tam WY. Direct and seamless coupling of TiO2 nanotube photonic crystal to dye-sensitized solar cell: a single-step approach. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2011; 23:5624-5628. [PMID: 22102221 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201103591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
Abstract
A TiO(2) nanotube layer with a periodic structure is used as a photonic crystal to greatly enhance light harvesting in TiO(2) nanotube-based dye-sensitized solar cells. Such a tube-on-tube structure fabricated by a single-step approach facilitates good physical contact, easy electrolyte infiltration, and efficient charge transport. An increase of over 50% in power conversion efficiency is obtained in comparison to reference cells without a photonic crystal layer (under similar total thickness and dye loading).
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Cho Tung Yip
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|