Self-Assembled TiO2 with Increased Photoelectron Production, and Improved Conduction and Transfer: Enhancing Photovoltaic Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 3002-3010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saquib Ahmed ◽  
Aurelien Du Pasquier ◽  
Dunbar P. Birnie ◽  
Tewodros Asefa
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Hyperbranched self-assembled photoanode for high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (113) ◽  
pp. 93180-93186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Passoni ◽  
Fabrizio Giordano ◽  
Shaik M. Zakeeruddin ◽  
Michael Grätzel ◽  
Fabio Di Fonzo
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

The photoanode morphology is key for improving photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells.

Tetraphenylethylene-bridged double-branched sensitizers featuring hetero-donors for dye-sensitized solar cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (30) ◽  
pp. 12909-12915
Author(s):  
Yi-Qiao Yan ◽  
Yi-Zhou Zhu ◽  
Pan-Pan Dai ◽  
Jun Han ◽  
Mao Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Dyes ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Effects of hetero-donors on the photovoltaic performance of tetraphenylethylene-based organic dyes were systematically investigated.

scholarly journals Eco-Friendly Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Water-Electrolytes and Chlorophyll

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2150
Author(s):  
Ji-Hye Kim ◽  
Sung-Yoon Park ◽  
Dong-Hyuk Lim ◽  
So-Young Lim ◽  
Jonghoon Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Plasma Treatment ◽  
Ruthenium Complex ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Adsorption ◽  
Synthesis Process ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Organic solvents used for electrolytes of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are generally not only toxic and explosive but also prone to leakage due to volatility and low surface tension. The representative dyes of DSSCs are ruthenium-complex molecules, which are expensive and require a complicated synthesis process. In this paper, the eco-friendly DSSCs were presented based on water-based electrolytes and a commercially available organic dye. The effect of aging time after the device fabrication and the electrolyte composition on the photovoltaic performance of the eco-friendly DSSCs were investigated. Plasma treatment of TiO2 was adopted to improve the dye adsorption as well as the wettability of the water-based electrolytes on TiO2. It turned out that the plasma treatment was an effective way of improving the photovoltaic performance of the eco-friendly DSSCs by increasing the efficiency by 3.4 times. For more eco-friendly DSSCs, the organic-synthetic dye was replaced by chlorophyll extracted from spinach. With the plasma treatment, the efficiency of the eco-friendly DSSCs based on water-electrolytes and chlorophyll was comparable to those of the previously reported chlorophyll-based DSSCs with non-aqueous electrolytes.

scholarly journals In Depth Analysis of Photovoltaic Performance of Chlorophyll Derivative-Based “All Solid-State” Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michèle Chevrier ◽  
Alberto Fattori ◽  
Laurent Lasser ◽  
Clément Kotras ◽  
Clémence Rose ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Tio2 Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Chlorophyll a derivatives were integrated in “all solid-state” dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) with a mesoporous TiO2 electrode and 2′,2′,7,7′-tetrakis[N,N-di(4-methoxyphenyl)amino]-9,9′-spirobifluorene as the hole-transport material. Despite modest power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) between 0.26% and 0.55% achieved for these chlorin dyes, a systematic investigation was carried out in order to elucidate their main limitations. To provide a comprehensive understanding of the parameters (structure, nature of the anchoring group, adsorption …) and their relationship with the PCEs, density functional theory (DFT) calculations, optical and photovoltaic studies and electron paramagnetic resonance analysis exploiting the 4-carboxy-TEMPO spin probe were combined. The recombination kinetics, the frontier molecular orbitals of these DSSCs and the adsorption efficiency onto the TiO2 surface were found to be the key parameters that govern their photovoltaic response.

scholarly journals Incorporation of Kojic Acid-Azo Dyes on TiO2 Thin Films for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Applications

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolynne Zie Wei Sie ◽  
Zainab Ngaini
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Azo Dyes ◽  
Kojic Acid ◽  
Organic Dyes ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Tio2 Thin Films ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Sensitization of heavy metal free organic dyes onto TiO2 thin films has gained much attention in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). A series of new kojic acid based organic dyes KA1–4 were synthesized via nucleophilic substitution of azobenzene bearing different vinyl chains A1–4 with kojyl chloride 4. Azo dyes KA1–4 were characterized for photophysical properties employing absorption spectrometry and photovoltaic characteristic in TiO2 thin film. The presence of vinyl chain in A1–4 improved the photovoltaic performance from 0.20 to 0.60%. The introduction of kojic acid obtained from sago waste further increases the efficiency to 0.82–1.54%. Based on photovoltaic performance, KA4 achieved the highest solar to electrical energy conversion efficiency (η = 1.54%) in the series.

scholarly journals Novel BODIPY dyes with electron donor variety for dye-sensitized solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (54) ◽  
pp. 33975-33985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junxu Liao ◽  
Hongbin Zhao ◽  
Yongjun Xu ◽  
Weinan Zhou ◽  
Fei Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Electron Donor ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Sensitizers

Four D–π–A organic sensitizers (CB1-4), with donor variety were synthesized. CB4, with the advantages of strong donor and suitable connect position presents the broad and intensive absorption, and the best photovoltaic performance with η of 4.28%.

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