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Shaban S, Vats AK, Pandey SS. Bifacial Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Utilizing Visible and NIR Dyes: Implications of Dye Adsorption Behaviour. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28062784. [PMID: 36985755 PMCID: PMC10052324 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28062784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Bifacial dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were fabricated utilizing dye cocktails of two dyes, Z-907 and SQ-140, which have complementary light absorption and photon harvesting in the visible and near-infrared wavelength regions, for panchromatic photon harvesting. The investigation of the rate of dye adsorption and the binding strengths of the dyes on mesoporous TiO2 corroborated the finding that the Z-907 dye showed a rate of dye adsorption that was about >15 times slower and a binding that was about 3 times stronger on mesoporous TiO2 as compared to SQ-140. Utilizing the dye cocktails Z-907 and SQ-140 from ethanol, the formation of the dye bilayer, which was significantly influenced by the ratio of dyes and adsorption time, was demonstrated. It was demonstrated that the dyes of Z-907 and SQ-140 prepared in 1:9 or 9:1 molar ratios favoured the dye bilayer formation by subtly controlling the adsorption time. In contrast, the 1:1 ratio counterpart was prone to form mixed dye adsorption; the best performance of the BF-DSSCs was shown when a dye cocktail of Z-907 and SQ-140 in a molar 9:1 ratio was used to prepare a photoanode for 1 h of dye adsorption. The BF-DSSCs thus exhibited PCEs of 4.23% and 3.48% upon the front and rear side light illuminations, a cumulated PCE of 7.71%, and a very good BBF of 83%.
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- Suraya Shaban
- Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2-4, Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu 808-0196, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2-4, Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu 808-0196, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2-4, Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu 808-0196, Japan
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Vats AK, Roy P, Tang L, Hayase S, Pandey SS. Unravelling the bottleneck of phosphonic acid anchoring groups aiming toward enhancing the stability and efficiency of mesoscopic solar cells. Front Chem Sci Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11705-021-2117-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Al-horaibi SA, Alrabie AA, Alghamdi MT, Al-Ostoot FH, Garoon EM, Rajbhoj AS. Novel hemicyanine sensitizers based on benzothiazole-indole for dye-sensitized solar cells: Synthesis, optoelectrical characterization and efficiency of solar cell. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Liu X, Clifford A, Zhao Q, Zhitomirsky I. Biomimetic strategies in colloidal-electrochemical deposition of functional materials and composites using chenodeoxycholic acid. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Vats AK, Pradhan A, Hayase S, Pandey SS. Synthesis, photophysical characterization and dye adsorption behavior in unsymmetrical squaraine dyes with varying anchoring groups. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Pitigala PKDDP, Henary MM, Perera AGU. Effects of physical orientation of dye molecules and molecular orbitals on performance of solid-state dye sensitized solar cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 23:43-48. [PMID: 33718004 DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2019.06.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Performance of Dye-sensitized devices depends on the photon absorption and carrier injection properties of the sensitizer (dye). The orientation of the dye molecule affects the photon absorption cross-section, injection efficiency and carrier transport. These effects are studied, using three variants of cyanine dyes in n-TiO2/Dye/p-CuSCN heterojunction. The results show correlation of dye-molecule's orientation on the short-circuit-photocurrent (Isc). The open-circuit-voltage (Voc) is also subjective. The orientation of the dye molecule influence the photon-harvesting efficiency and obstruct the hole-conductor penetrating onto the working-electrode. Additionally, Cumulative effects of e-e, e-h, spin-coupling and HOMO/LUMO distribution are identified.
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- P K D D P Pitigala
- Department of Physics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodavila, Sri Lanka.,Center for Advance Material Research,, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta GA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta GA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta GA
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Al-horaibi SA, Asiri AM, El-Shishtawy RM, Gaikwad ST, Rajbhoj AS. Indoline and benzothiazole-based squaraine dye-sensitized solar cells containing bis-pendent sulfonate groups: Synthesis, characterization and solar cell performance. J Mol Struct 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.05.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Al-horaibi SA, Asiri AM, El-Shishtawy RM, Gaikwad ST, Rajbhoj AS. Synthesis and characterization of new squaraine dyes with bis-pendent carboxylic groups for dye-sensitized solar cells. J Mol Struct 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.06.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Karaca H, Şişman İ, Güzel E, Sezer S, Selimoğlu F, Ergezen B, Karaca M, Eyüpoğlu V. Thiochalcone substituted phthalocyanines for dye-sensitized solar cells: Relation of optical and electrochemical properties for cell performance. J COORD CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2018.1468027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Hüseyin Karaca
- Department of Chemistry, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Institute of Chemical Technology, TUBITAK Marmara Research Center, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Biotechnology, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Çankırı Karatekin University, Çankırı, Turkey
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Bonomo M, Magistris C, Buscaino R, Fin A, Barolo C, Dini D. Effect of Sodium Hydroxide Pretreatment of NiOx
Cathodes on the Performance of Squaraine-Sensitized p
-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201702867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Matteo Bonomo
- Department of Chemistry; University of Rome ''La Sapienza''; p.le Aldo Moro 5 00139 Rome Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS Interdepartmental Centre and INSTM Reference Centre; University of Turin; via Pietro Giuria 7 10125 Torino Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS Interdepartmental Centre and INSTM Reference Centre; University of Turin; via Pietro Giuria 7 10125 Torino Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; University of California; San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358 United States
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS Interdepartmental Centre and INSTM Reference Centre; University of Turin; via Pietro Giuria 7 10125 Torino Italy
- ICxT Interdepartmental Centre; Lungo Dora Siena 100 10153 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Rome ''La Sapienza''; p.le Aldo Moro 5 00139 Rome Italy
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Günsel A, Güzel E, Bilgiçli AT, Şişman İ, Yarasir MN. Synthesis of non-peripheral thioanisole-substituted phthalocyanines: Photophysical, electrochemical, photovoltaic, and sensing properties. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.07.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Novelli V, Barbero N, Barolo C, Viscardi G, Sliwa M, Sauvage F. Electrolyte containing lithium cation in squaraine-sensitized solar cells: interactions and consequences for performance and charge transfer dynamics. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:27670-27681. [PMID: 28983545 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp04340f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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By optimizing the lithium concentration in an electrolyte to 50 mmol L-1 and the dye-to-chenodeoxycholic acid ratio in a VG1-based dye solution, we achieved 4.7% power conversion efficiency under standard AM 1.5G conditions. In addition to this performance, we herein discuss the role played by lithium in the electrolyte and its interplay in the charge transfer processes from ms to fs dynamics. Based on electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, photoluminescence and pump-probe transient absorption spectroscopy, we conclude that although lithium increases the electron diffusion length, this has no satisfactory impact on electron injection and even slows dye regeneration. This study provides evidence that lithium is not only specifically adsorbed on the surface of TiO2 but prompts a molecular reorganization of the self-assembled dye monolayer, forming harmful H-aggregates.
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- Vittoria Novelli
- Laboratoire de Réactivité et Chimie des Solides (LRCS, CNRS UMR 7314), Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 33 rue Saint-Leu, 80039 Amiens Cedex, France
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Saikiran M, Sato D, Pandey SS, Hayase S, Kato T. Efficient near infrared fluorescence detection of elastase enzyme using peptide-bound unsymmetrical squaraine dye. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2017; 27:4024-4029. [PMID: 28784293 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.07.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Extended wavelength analyte-responsive fluorescent probes are highly desired for the imaging applications owing to their deep tissue penetration, and minimum interference from autofluorescence by biomolecules. Near infra-red (NIR) sensitive and self-quenching fluorescent probe based on the dye-peptide conjugate (SQ 1 PC) was designed and synthesized by facile and efficient one-pot synthetic route for the detection of Elastase activity. In the phosphate buffer solution, there was an efficient quenching of fluorescence of SQ 1 PC (86%) assisted by pronounced dye-dye interaction due to H-aggregate formation. Efficient and fast recovery of this quenched fluorescence of SQ 1 PC (> 50% in 30s) was observed on hydrolysis of this peptide-dye conjugate by elastase enzyme. Presently designed NIR sensitive self-quenching substrate offers the potential application for the detection of diseases related to proteases by efficient and fast detection of their activities.
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- Maryala Saikiran
- Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2-4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu 808-0196, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2-4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu 808-0196, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2-4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu 808-0196, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2-4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu 808-0196, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2-4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu 808-0196, Japan.
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El-Shishtawy RM, Elroby SA, Asiri AM, Müllen K. Optical Absorption Spectra and Electronic Properties of Symmetric and Asymmetric Squaraine Dyes for Use in DSSC Solar Cells: DFT and TD-DFT Studies. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:487. [PMID: 27043556 PMCID: PMC4848943 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17040487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2015] [Revised: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The electronic absorption spectra, ground-state geometries and electronic structures of symmetric and asymmetric squaraine dyes (SQD1–SQD4) were investigated using density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent (TD-DFT) density functional theory at the B3LYP/6-311++G** level. The calculated ground-state geometries reveal pronounced conjugation in these dyes. Long-range corrected time dependent density functionals Perdew, Burke and Ernzerhof (PBE, PBE1PBE (PBE0)), and the exchange functional of Tao, Perdew, Staroverov, and Scuseria (TPSSh) with 6-311++G** basis set were employed to examine optical absorption properties. In an extensive comparison between the optical data and DFT benchmark calculations, the BEP functional with 6-311++G** basis set was found to be the most appropriate in describing the electronic absorption spectra. The calculated energy values of lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMO) were 3.41, 3.19, 3.38 and 3.23 eV for SQD1, SQD2, SQD3, and SQD4, respectively. These values lie above the LUMO energy (−4.26 eV) of the conduction band of TiO2 nanoparticles indicating possible electron injection from the excited dyes to the conduction band of the TiO2 in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Also, aromaticity computation for these dyes are in good agreement with the data obtained optically and geometrically with SQD4 as the highest aromatic structure. Based on the optimized molecular geometries, relative positions of the frontier orbitals, and the absorption maxima, we propose that these dyes are suitable components of photovoltaic DSSC devices.
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- Reda M El-Shishtawy
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah B.O. 208203, Saudi Arabia.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah B.O. 208203, Saudi Arabia.
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 6251, Egypt.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah B.O. 208203, Saudi Arabia.
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- Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz 55128, Germany.
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Wooh S, Kim TY, Song D, Lee YG, Lee TK, Bergmann VW, Weber SAL, Bisquert J, Kang YS, Char K. Surface Modification of TiO2 Photoanodes with Fluorinated Self-Assembled Monolayers for Highly Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:25741-25747. [PMID: 26506252 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b07211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Dye aggregation and electron recombination in TiO2 photoanodes are the two major phenomena lowering the energy conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). Herein, we introduce a novel surface modification strategy of TiO2 photoanodes by the fluorinated self-assembled monolayer (F-SAM) formation with 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane (PFTS), blocking the vacant sites of the TiO2 surface after dye adsorption. The F-SAM helps to efficiently lower the surface tension, resulting in efficient repelling ions, e.g., I3(-), in the electrolyte to decrease the electron recombination rate, and the role of F-SAM is characterized in detail by impedance spectroscopy using a diffusion-recombination model. In addition, the dye aggregates on the TiO2 surface are relaxed by the F-SAM with large conformational perturbation (i.e., helix structure) seemingly because of steric hindrance developed during the SAM formation. Such multifunctional effects suppress the electron recombination as well as the intermolecular interactions of dye aggregates without the loss of adsorbed dyes, enhancing both the photocurrent density (11.9 → 13.5 mA cm(-2)) and open-circuit voltage (0.67 → 0.72 V). Moreover, the combined surface modification with the F-SAM and the classical coadsorbent further improves the photovoltaic performance in DSCs.
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- Department of Energy Engineering and Center for Next Generation Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Hanyang University , Seoul 133-791, Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering and Center for Next Generation Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Hanyang University , Seoul 133-791, Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering and Center for Next Generation Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Hanyang University , Seoul 133-791, Korea
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research , 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Institute for Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University , 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research , 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Institute for Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University , 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM), Universitat Jaume I , 12006 Castelló, Spain
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- Department of Energy Engineering and Center for Next Generation Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Hanyang University , Seoul 133-791, Korea
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Ishida M, Hwang D, Zhang Z, Choi YJ, Oh J, Lynch VM, Kim DY, Sessler JL, Kim D. β-Functionalized Push-Pull Porphyrin Sensitizers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Effect of π-Conjugated Spacers. CHEMSUSCHEM 2015; 8:2967-2977. [PMID: 25755085 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201500085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A series of new β-functionalized push-pull-structured porphyrin dyes were synthesized so as to investigate the effect of the π-conjugated spacer on the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Suzuki- and Heck-type palladium-catalyzed coupling methodologies were used to obtain various β-functionalized porphyrins and β-benzoic acid (ZnPHn) and β-vinylbenzoic acid (ZnPVn) derivatives from β-borylated porphyrin precursors. Photophysical studies of the resulting porphyrins revealed a clear dependence on the nature of the β linker. In particular, it was found that a β-vinylene linkage perturbs the electronic structure of the porphyrin core; this is less true for a β-phenyl linkage. Theoretical analyses provided support for the intrinsic intramolecular charge-transfer character of the β-functionalized, push-pull porphyrins of this study. The extent of charge transfer depends on the nature of the β-conjugated linkage. The photovoltaic performances of the cells sensitized with β-phenylenevinylene ZnPVn exhibited higher power conversion efficiency values than those bearing β-phenyl linkages (ZnPHn). This was ascribed to differences in light-harvesting efficiency. Furthermore, compared to the use of a standard iodine-based electrolyte, the DSSC performance of cells made from the present porphyrins was improved by more than 1 % upon using a cobalt(II/III)-based electrolyte. Under standard AM 1.5 illumination, the highest efficiency, 8.2 %, was obtained by using cells made from the doubly β-butadiene-linked porphyrin.
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- Masatoshi Ishida
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749 (Korea)
- Education Center for Global Leaders in Molecular Systems for Devices, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395 (Japan)
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749 (Korea)
- Optoelectronic Materials Lab, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 130-650 (Korea)
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Texas 78712-1224 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749 (Korea)
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749 (Korea)
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Texas 78712-1224 (USA)
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- Optoelectronic Materials Lab, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 130-650 (Korea)
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749 (Korea).
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Texas 78712-1224 (USA).
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749 (Korea).
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Mengel AKC, Cho W, Breivogel A, Char K, Soo Kang Y, Heinze K. A Bis(tridentate)cobalt Polypyridine Complex as Mediator in Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells. Eur J Inorg Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201500252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Andreas K. C. Mengel
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10–14, 55128 Mainz, Germany, https://www.blogs.uni‐mainz.de/fb09ak‐heinze/
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- The Department of Energy Engineering and Center for Next Generation Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni‐ro, Seongdong‐gu, Seoul 133‐791, Korea
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10–14, 55128 Mainz, Germany, https://www.blogs.uni‐mainz.de/fb09ak‐heinze/
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- The National Creative Research Initiative Center for Intelligent Hybrids, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak‐ro, Gwanak‐gu, Seoul 151‐744, Korea
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- The Department of Energy Engineering and Center for Next Generation Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni‐ro, Seongdong‐gu, Seoul 133‐791, Korea
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10–14, 55128 Mainz, Germany, https://www.blogs.uni‐mainz.de/fb09ak‐heinze/
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Dryza V, Bieske EJ. Does the triphenylamine-based D35 dye sensitizer form aggregates on metal-oxide surfaces? J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2015.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Manthou VS, Pefkianakis EK, Falaras P, Vougioukalakis GC. Co-adsorbents: a key component in efficient and robust dye-sensitized solar cells. CHEMSUSCHEM 2015; 8:588-99. [PMID: 25650987 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201403211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
Since the establishment of dye-sensitized solar cells in the early '90s, both the efficiency and stability of these third generation photovoltaics have been greatly enhanced. Nevertheless, there still exist many unwanted processes that impede operation of dye-sensitized solar cells, encumbering the achievement of the maximum theoretical power conversion efficiency and decreasing the devices' long-term operation. These processes include charge recombination, dye aggregation, dye desorption, and high protonation degrees of the semiconductor's surface. This Minireview focuses on a powerful strategy developed to address these problems, namely the use of co-adsorbents. All types of co-adsorbents utilized thus far are categorized in terms of the chemical identity of their anchoring group; in addition their operational mechanisms are presented and the properties that a functional molecule should possess to be applied as an efficient co-adsorbent are discussed.
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- Victoria S Manthou
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, 15771 Athens (Greece), Fax: (+30) 210-7274761
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Louahem M’Sabah B, Boucharef M, Warnan J, Pellegrin Y, Blart E, Lucas B, Odobel F, Bouclé J. Amplification of light collection in solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells via the antenna effect through supramolecular assembly. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:9910-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp05712k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Efficient energy transfer steps from an organic antenna bound via supramolecular interactions to an organic dyad are demonstrated within solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells.
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- XLIM UMR 7252
- Université de Limoges/CNRS
- 87060 Limoges Cedex
- France
- Université de Constantine 1
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- UNAM
- Université Nantes
- Angers
- UMR CNRS 6230
- 44322 Nantes Cedex 3
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- UNAM
- Université Nantes
- Angers
- UMR CNRS 6230
- 44322 Nantes Cedex 3
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- UNAM
- Université Nantes
- Angers
- UMR CNRS 6230
- 44322 Nantes Cedex 3
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- XLIM UMR 7252
- Université de Limoges/CNRS
- 87060 Limoges Cedex
- France
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- UNAM
- Université Nantes
- Angers
- UMR CNRS 6230
- 44322 Nantes Cedex 3
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- XLIM UMR 7252
- Université de Limoges/CNRS
- 87060 Limoges Cedex
- France
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Wei L, Na Y, Yang Y, Fan R, Wang P, Li L. Efficiency of ruthenium dye sensitized solar cells enhanced by 2,6-bis[1-(phenylimino)ethyl]pyridine as a co-sensitizer containing methyl substituents on its phenyl rings. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:1273-80. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp04240a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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By applying 2,6-bis(iminoalkyl)pyridine into DSSCs as a co-sensitizer, a power-conversion efficiency of 7.32% was achieved, 35% higher than that of N719 sensitized DSSCs.
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- Liguo Wei
- Department of Chemistry
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P.R. China
- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering
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- Department of Chemistry
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- P.R. China
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Lin RYY, Chuang TM, Wu FL, Chen PY, Chu TC, Ni JS, Fan MS, Lo YH, Ho KC, Lin JT. Anthracene/phenothiazine π-conjugated sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells using redox mediator in organic and water-based solvents. CHEMSUSCHEM 2015; 8:105-113. [PMID: 25404282 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201403016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Metal-free dyes (MD1 to MD5) containing an anthracene/phenothiazine unit in the spacer have been synthesized. The conversion efficiency (7.13 %) of the dye-sensitized solar cell using MD3 as the sensitizer reached approximately 85 % of the N719-based standard cell (8.47 %). The cell efficiency (8.42 %) of MD3-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) with addition of chenodeoxycholic acid is comparable with that of N719-based standard cell. The MD3 water-based DSSCs using a dual-TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl)/iodide electrolyte exhibited very promising cell performance of 4.96 % with an excellent Voc of 0.77 V.
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- Ryan Yeh-Yung Lin
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nankang 11529, Taipei (Taiwan)ca.edu.tw
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Unger EL, Fretz SJ, Lim B, Margulis GY, McGehee MD, Stack TDP. Sequential “click” functionalization of mesoporous titania for energy-relay dye enhanced dye-sensitized solar cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:6565-71. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp04878d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Energy relay dyes (ERDs) were immobilized in vicinity of energy-accepting injection dyes (IDs) via a sequential functionalization approach of mesoporous titania photo anodes in dye-sensitized solar cells.
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- Eva L. Unger
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Stanford University
- USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Stanford University
- USA
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Shivashimpi GM, Pandey SS, Hayat A, Fujikawa N, Ogomi Y, Yamaguchi Y, Hayase S. Far-red sensitizing octatrifluorobutoxy phosphorous triazatetrabenzocorrole: Synthesis, spectral characterization and aggregation studies. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2014.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lin RYY, Chu TC, Chen PW, Ni JS, Shih PC, Chen YC, Ho KC, Lin JT. Phenothiazinedioxide-conjugated sensitizers and a dual-TEMPO/iodide redox mediator for dye-sensitized solar cells. CHEMSUSCHEM 2014; 7:2221-9. [PMID: 25044488 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201402160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Metal-free dyes containing a phenothiazinedioxide entity in the spacer were synthesized. The best conversion efficiency (7.47%) of the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) by using new sensitizers with chenodeoxycholic acid as a co-adsorbent and the I(-) /I3 (-) electrolyte reached over 90% of that of the standard N719-based cell (8.10%). A new type of ionic liquid containing the nitroxide radical (N-O(.) ) and iodide was successfully synthesized and applied to the DSSCs. If the I(-) /I3 (-) electrolyte was replaced with a dual redox electrolyte, that is, a TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl) derivative with a dangling imidazolium iodide entity, the cell exhibited a high open-circuit voltage of 0.85 V and a cell efficiency of 8.36%.
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- Ryan Yeh-Yung Lin
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Nankang 11529, Taipei (Taiwan) a.edu.tw; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617 (Taiwan)
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Lee CH, Yun HJ, Jung MR, Lee JG, Kim SH, Kim JH. Preparation and Characterization of Squaraine Dyes containing Mono- and Bis-Anchoring Groups as the Light Absorber in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. Electrochim Acta 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.06.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Singh SP, Sharma GD. Near Infrared Organic Semiconducting Materials for Bulk Heterojunction and Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. CHEM REC 2014; 14:419-81. [DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201300041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Surya Prakash Singh
- Inorganic & Physical Chemistry Division; CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technolog; Hyderabad 500607 India
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- R & D center for Engineering and Science; JEC group of Colleges; Jaipur Engineering College Campus; Kukas Jaipur India
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Hamamura T, Nakazaki J, Uchida S, Kubo T, Segawa H. Dye-sensitized Solar Cells Using Ethynyl-linked Porphyrin Trimers with an Anchoring Group at Long-axis End or Short-axis End. CHEM LETT 2014. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.131217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Tomofumi Hamamura
- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
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- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
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Bai Y, Mora-Seró I, De Angelis F, Bisquert J, Wang P. Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials for Photovoltaic Applications. Chem Rev 2014; 114:10095-130. [DOI: 10.1021/cr400606n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 592] [Impact Index Per Article: 59.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Yu Bai
- State
Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute
of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- Institute
of Chemistry and Energy Material Innovation, Academy of Fundamental
Interdisciplinary Sciences, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China
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- Photovoltaic
and Optoelectronic Devices Group, Departament de Física, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castelló, Spain
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- Istituto
CNR di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari, c/o Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Photovoltaic
and Optoelectronic Devices Group, Departament de Física, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castelló, Spain
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- State
Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute
of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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Joly D, Pellejà L, Narbey S, Oswald F, Chiron J, Clifford JN, Palomares E, Demadrille R. A robust organic dye for dye sensitized solar cells based on iodine/iodide electrolytes combining high efficiency and outstanding stability. Sci Rep 2014; 4:4033. [PMID: 24504344 PMCID: PMC3916786 DOI: 10.1038/srep04033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Among the new photovoltaic technologies, the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell (DSC) is becoming a realistic approach towards energy markets such as BIPV (Building Integrated PhotoVoltaics). In order to improve the performances of DSCs and to increase their commercial attractiveness, cheap, colourful, stable and highly efficient ruthenium-free dyes must be developed. Here we report the synthesis and complete characterization of a new purely organic sensitizer (RK1) that can be prepared and synthetically upscaled rapidly. Solar cells containing this orange dye show a power conversion efficiency of 10.2% under standard conditions (AM 1.5G, 1000 Wm(-2)) using iodine/iodide as the electrolyte redox shuttle in the electrolyte, which is among the few examples of DSC using an organic dyes and iodine/iodide red/ox pair to overcome the 10% efficiency barrier. We demonstrate that the combination of this dye with an ionic liquid electrolyte allows the fabrication of solar cells that show power conversion efficiencies of up to 7.36% that are highly stable with no measurable degradation of initial performances after 2200 h of light soaking at 65°C under standard irradiation conditions. RK1 achieves one of the best output power conversion efficiencies for a solar cell based on the iodine/iodide electrolyte, combining high efficiency and outstanding stability.
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- Damien Joly
- INAC/SPrAM UMR 5819 (CEA-CNRS-U.J.F-Grenoble 1) 17 Rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ). Avda. Països Catalans, 16. Tarragona. E-43007. Spain
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- Solaronix SA, Rue de l'Ouriette 129, 1170 Aubonne, Switzerland
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- KaïronKem, 20 rue Marc Donadille, Technopôle Chateau Gombert, 13013 Marseille, France
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ). Avda. Països Catalans, 16. Tarragona. E-43007. Spain
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- 1] Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ). Avda. Països Catalans, 16. Tarragona. E-43007. Spain [2] ICREA. Passeig Lluís Companys, 23. Barcelona. E-08010. Spain
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- INAC/SPrAM UMR 5819 (CEA-CNRS-U.J.F-Grenoble 1) 17 Rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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Shivashimpi GM, Pandey SS, Watanabe R, Fujikawa N, Ogomi Y, Yamaguchi Y, Hayase S. Effect of nature of anchoring groups on photosensitization behavior in unsymmetrical squaraine dyes. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2013.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Davies ML, Watson TM, Holliman PJ, Connell A, Worsley DA. In situ monitoring and optimization of room temperature ultra-fast sensitization for dye-sensitized solar cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:12512-4. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc05766j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We describe extremely fast dyeing of TiO2 photo-electrodes for DSCs (<2 min) at room temperature giving η = 7.5%.
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- Matthew L. Davies
- School of Chemistry
- Bangor University
- Bangor, UK
- SPECIFIC
- College of Engineering Swansea University
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- SPECIFIC
- College of Engineering Swansea University
- Baglan Bay Innovation and Knowledge Centre
- Port Talbot, UK
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- SPECIFIC
- College of Engineering Swansea University
- Baglan Bay Innovation and Knowledge Centre
- Port Talbot, UK
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Park J, Barbero N, Yoon J, Dell'Orto E, Galliano S, Borrelli R, Yum JH, Di Censo D, Grätzel M, Nazeeruddin MK, Barolo C, Viscardi G. Panchromatic symmetrical squaraines: a step forward in the molecular engineering of low cost blue-greenish sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:24173-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp04345f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new series of low cost dibranched symmetrical blue-greenish squaraines showing interesting photovoltaic properties and photostabilities is reported.
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- J. Park
- Università di Torino
- Dipartimento di Chimica and NIS Interdepartmental Centre
- Torino, Italy
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- Università di Torino
- Dipartimento di Chimica and NIS Interdepartmental Centre
- Torino, Italy
- DYEPOWER
- 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Photonique et Interfaces
- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Lausanne, Switzerland
- R & D Center DSC Team
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- Laboratoire de Photonique et Interfaces
- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Materials Science and Milano-Bicocca Solar Energy Research Center-MIB-Solar
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- Università di Torino
- Dipartimento di Chimica and NIS Interdepartmental Centre
- Torino, Italy
- DYEPOWER
- 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Università di Torino
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie
- Forestali e Alimentari
- Grugliasco, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Photonique et Interfaces
- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Photonique et Interfaces
- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Photonique et Interfaces
- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Photonique et Interfaces
- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Università di Torino
- Dipartimento di Chimica and NIS Interdepartmental Centre
- Torino, Italy
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- Università di Torino
- Dipartimento di Chimica and NIS Interdepartmental Centre
- Torino, Italy
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Yu L, Lin L, Zhang X, Li R, Peng T, Li X. Highly asymmetric phthalocyanine-sensitized solar cells: The effect of coadsorbent and adsorption temperature of phthalocyanine. Electrochim Acta 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hosseini Z, Huang WK, Tsai CM, Chen TM, Taghavinia N, Diau EWG. Enhanced light harvesting with a reflective luminescent down-shifting layer for dye-sensitized solar cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2013; 5:5397-402. [PMID: 23758784 DOI: 10.1021/am401584y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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For a dye-sensitized solar cell with a near-infrared squaraine (SQ1) sensitizer, the photovoltaic performance was enhanced remarkably with a reflective luminescent down-shifting (R-LDS) layer to increase the light-harvesting efficiency at the wavelength region 400-550 nm where the SQ1 dye has weak absorption. Relative enhancements greater than 200% in IPCE near 500 nm and 40-54% in JSC were achieved with red phosphor CaAlSiN3:Eu(2+) as the LDS material, attaining 5.0 and 4.8% overall efficiencies of power conversion for the R-LDS layer coated on the counter electrode (front illumination) and working electrode (back illumination), respectively.
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- Zahra Hosseini
- Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 14588-89694, Iran
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Cicero G, Musso G, Lamberti A, Camino B, Bianco S, Pugliese D, Risplendi F, Sacco A, Shahzad N, Ferrari AM, Ballarin B, Barolo C, Tresso E, Caputo G. Combined experimental and theoretical investigation of the hemi-squaraine/TiO2 interface for dye sensitized solar cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:7198-203. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp50559f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dryza V, Nguyen JL, Kwon TH, Wong WWH, Holmes AB, Bieske EJ. Photophysics and aggregation effects of a triphenylamine-based dye sensitizer on metal-oxide nanoparticles suspended in an ion trap. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:20326-32. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp53454e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Delcamp JH, Shi Y, Yum JH, Sajoto T, Dell'Orto E, Barlow S, Nazeeruddin MK, Marder SR, Grätzel M. The Role of π Bridges in High-Efficiency DSCs Based on Unsymmetrical Squaraines. Chemistry 2012; 19:1819-27. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201202677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2012] [Revised: 09/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Novel unsymmetrical squaraine dye bearing cyanoacrylic acid anchoring group and its photosensitization behavior. Tetrahedron Lett 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.07.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Li LL, Chang YC, Wu HP, Diau EWG. Characterisation of electron transport and charge recombination using temporally resolved and frequency-domain techniques for dye-sensitised solar cells. INT REV PHYS CHEM 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/0144235x.2012.733539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ince M, Cardinali F, Yum JH, Martínez-Díaz MV, Nazeeruddin MK, Grätzel M, Torres T. Convergent Synthesis of Near-Infrared Absorbing, “Push-Pull”, Bisthiophene-Substituted, Zinc(II) Phthalocyanines and their Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Chemistry 2012; 18:6343-8. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201200020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Ahmad S, Bessho T, Kessler F, Baranoff E, Frey J, Yi C, Grätzel M, Nazeeruddin MK. A new generation of platinum and iodine free efficient dye-sensitized solar cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 14:10631-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp41611e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hao Y, Yang X, Cong J, Jiang X, Hagfeldt A, Sun L. Photo-induced electron transfer study of D-π-A sensitizers with different type of anchoring groups for dye-sensitized solar cells. RSC Adv 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ra20436c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Holcombe TW, Yum JH, Yoon J, Gao P, Marszalek M, Censo DD, Rakstys K, Nazeeruddin MK, Graetzel M. A structural study of DPP-based sensitizers for DSC applications. Chem Commun (Camb) 2012; 48:10724-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cc35125k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Shi Y, Hill RBM, Yum JH, Dualeh A, Barlow S, Grätzel M, Marder SR, Nazeeruddin MK. A High-Efficiency Panchromatic Squaraine Sensitizer for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201101362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Shi Y, Hill RBM, Yum JH, Dualeh A, Barlow S, Grätzel M, Marder SR, Nazeeruddin MK. A High-Efficiency Panchromatic Squaraine Sensitizer for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:6619-21. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201101362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Effect of chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) additive on phenothiazine dyes sensitized photovoltaic performance. Sci China Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-011-4227-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Unger EL, Morandeira A, Persson M, Zietz B, Ripaud E, Leriche P, Roncali J, Hagfeldt A, Boschloo G. Contribution from a hole-conducting dye to the photocurrent in solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:20172-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cp22493j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Song JL, Amaladass P, Wen SH, Pasunooti KK, Li A, Yu YL, Wang X, Deng WQ, Liu XW. Aryl/hetero-arylethyne bridged dyes: the effect of planar π-bridge on the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells. NEW J CHEM 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c0nj00653j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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