Numerical Simulation of the Current−Voltage Curve in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2009 ◽  
Vol 113 (45) ◽  
pp. 19722-19731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio Villanueva ◽  
Juan A. Anta ◽  
Elena Guillén ◽  
Gerko Oskam
2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (29) ◽  
pp. 10285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan A. Anta ◽  
Jesús Idígoras ◽  
Elena Guillén ◽  
Julio Villanueva-Cab ◽  
Humberto J. Mandujano-Ramírez ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 91 (18) ◽  
pp. 1676-1680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Won Jae Lee ◽  
Easwaramoorthi Ramasamy ◽  
Dong Yoon Lee ◽  
Jae Sung Song

2009 ◽  
Vol 94 (26) ◽  
pp. 263506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meili Wang ◽  
Changgang Huang ◽  
Yongge Cao ◽  
Qingjiang Yu ◽  
Wang Guo ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Osman Dayan ◽  
Namik Özdemir ◽  
Fahrettin Yakuphanoğlu ◽  
Zafer Şerbetci ◽  
Ali Bilici

AbstractIn this research, a series of Ru(II) complexes, ([Ru(1-7)(ina)(NCS)2] (1-7=5-[6-(5-mercapto-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)pyridin- 2-yl]-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thiol’s, ina=isonicotinic acid) were synthesized and characterized using different spectroscopic and analytic techniques, such as NMR, UV, IR, CV and CHN. Also, the new complexes were used in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) as sensitizers. Current-voltage characteristics showed that the modifications of ligands clearly affected DSSC yield. Additionally, DFT calculations were performed and showed locations of frontier molecular orbitals of the complexes. While the locations of HOMO and HOMO – 1 orbitals are on Ru(II) metal center and SCN− ligands, the location of LUMO and LUMO + 1 orbitals are on the 1-7 ligands.


2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremie Brillet ◽  
Maurin Cornuz ◽  
Florian Le Formal ◽  
Jun-Ho Yum ◽  
Michael Grätzel ◽  
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Given the limitations of the materials available for photoelectrochemical water splitting, a multiphoton (tandem) approach is required to convert solar energy into hydrogen efficiently and durably. Here we investigate a promising system consisting of a hematite photoanode in combination with dye-sensitized solar cells with newly developed organic dyes, such as the squaraine dye, which permit new configurations of this tandem system. Three configurations were investigated: two side-by-side dye cells behind a semitransparent hematite photoanode, two semitransparent dye sensitized solar cells (DSCs) in front of the hematite, and a trilevel hematite/DSC/DSC architecture. Based on the current-voltage curves of state-of-the-art devices made in our laboratories, we found the trilevel tandem architecture (hematite/SQ1 dye/N749 dye) produces the highest operating current density and thus the highest expected solar-to-hydrogen efficiency (1.36% compared with 1.16% with the standard back DSC case and 0.76% for the front DSC case). Further investigation into the wavelength-dependent quantum efficiency of each component revealed that in each case photons lost as a result of scattering and reflection reduce the performance from the expected 3.3% based on the nanostructured hematite photoanodes. We further suggest avenues for the improvement of each configuration from both the DSC and the photoanode parts.


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