Improving interfacial electron transfer and light harvesting in dye-sensitized solar cells by using Ag nanowire/TiO2 nanoparticle composite films

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (86) ◽  
pp. 70172-70177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Po-Chun Huang ◽  
Tsan-Yao Chen ◽  
Yi-Lin Wang ◽  
Chiun-Yi Wu ◽  
Tsang-Lang Lin
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Surface Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Interfacial Electron Transfer ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Ag Nanowires ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Ag Nanowire

TiO2 coated Ag nanowires improved the interfacial electron transfer, the surface plasmon resonance, and the light-scattering in dye-sensitized solar cells.

ALD Grown Aluminum Oxide Submonolayers in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: The Effect on Interfacial Electron Transfer and Performance

2011 ◽  
Vol 115 (33) ◽  
pp. 16720-16729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liisa J. Antila ◽  
Mikko J. Heikkilä ◽  
Ville Mäkinen ◽  
Niko Humalamäki ◽  
Mikko Laitinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Aluminum Oxide ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Interfacial Electron Transfer ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

scholarly journals Theoretical Analysis on Heteroleptic Cu(I)-Based Complexes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Effect of Anchors on Electronic Structure, Spectrum, Excitation, and Intramolecular and Interfacial Electron Transfer

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (16) ◽  
pp. 3681
Author(s):  
Zhijie Xu ◽  
Xiaoqing Lu ◽  
Yuanyuan Li ◽  
Shuxian Wei
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Electronic Structure ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Orbital Energy ◽  
Interfacial Electron Transfer ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Cyanoacrylic Acid ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Two groups of heteroleptic Cu(I)-based dyes were designed and theoretically investigated by density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) methods. Different anchors were integrated into the dye skeleton to shed light on how the type of anchor influenced the electronic structure, absorption spectrum, electron excitation, and intramolecular and interfacial electron transfer of dyes. The results indicated that, compared with other dyes, the dyes with cyanoacrylic acid and nitric acid exhibited more appropriate electron distributions in frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs), lower HOMO (the highest occupied molecular orbital) –LUMO (the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) energy gaps, broader absorption spectral ranges as well as improved spectral characteristics in the near-infrared region and better intramolecular electron transfer (IET) characteristics with more electrons transferred to longer distances, but smaller orbital overlap. Among all the studied Cu(I)-based dyes, B1 and P1 (with cyanoacrylic acid anchoring group) exhibited the best interface electronic structure parameters with a relatively short electron injection time (τinj) and large dipole moment (μnormal), which would have a positive effect on the open-circuit photovoltage (Voc) and short-circuit current density (Jsc), resulting in high power conversion efficiency (PCE) of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Our findings are expected to provide a new insight into the designing and screening of high-performance dyes for DSSCs.

The Effect of Scattering Layer on the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using TiO2 Hollow Spheres/TiO2 Nanoparticles Films as Photoanodes

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 8295-8298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su Kyung Park ◽  
Soong-Hyuck Suh ◽  
Min Woo Lee ◽  
Tae Kwan Yun ◽  
Jae Young Bae
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Hollow Spheres ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Layered Composite ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Nanoparticle Layer ◽  
Promising Development ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

TiO2 hollow spheres were successfully synthesized using poly styrene as the template. Dyesensitized solar cells are fabricated based on double-layered composite films of TiO2 nanoparticles and TiO2 hollow spheres. The photoelectric conversion performances of Dye-sensitized solar cells based on TiO2 nanoparticles/TiO2 nanoparticles, TiO2 nanoparticles/TiO2 hollow spheres and TiO2 hollow spheres/TiO2 hollow spheres double-layered films are investigated, and their photoelectric conversion efficiencies were determined to 4.52, 7.10 and 5.48%, respectively. Dye-sensitized solar cells based on double layered composite films of TiO2 nanoparticles and TiO2 hollow spheres exhibit the highest photo-electric conversion efficiency mainly due to the combined effect of two factors, the high light scattering of over-layer hollow spheres that enhance harvesting light of the Dye-sensitized solar cells and the under-layer TiO2 nanoparticle layer that ensures good electronic contact between TiO2 film and FTO conducting glass. The double layered composite TiO2 film electrodes are a promising development in enhancing the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells.

Polyoxometalate supported complexes as effective electron-transfer mediators in dye-sensitized solar cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 1493-1497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Chen Yuan ◽  
Shi-Ming Wang ◽  
Wei-Lin Chen ◽  
Lin Liu ◽  
Chao Qin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Effective Electron ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Electron transfer kinetics in water splitting dye-sensitized solar cells based on core–shell oxide electrodes

2012 ◽  
Vol 155 ◽  
pp. 165-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung-Hyun Anna Lee ◽  
Yixin Zhao ◽  
Emil A. Hernandez-Pagan ◽  
Landy Blasdel ◽  
W. Justin Youngblood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
Electron Transfer Kinetics ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Oxide Electrodes ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

A polymer and graphene layer to increase dye regeneration and suppress back electron transfer in dye sensitized solar cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (49) ◽  
pp. 6629-6632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vediappan Sudhakar ◽  
Arulraj Arulkashmir ◽  
Kothandam Krishnamoorthy
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Graphene Layer ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Blocking Layer ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Back Electron Transfer ◽  
Dye Regeneration ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

A polymer–graphene blocking layer decreases back electron transfer and increases dye regeneration that improved the DSSC efficiency to 10.4%.

Biological Construction of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Electron Transfer Pathways in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

ChemSusChem ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 2805-2810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ippei Inoue ◽  
Kiyoshi Watanabe ◽  
Hirofumi Yamauchi ◽  
Yasuaki Ishikawa ◽  
Hisashi Yasueda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Single Walled Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Single Walled Carbon ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Electron Transfer Pathways ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Enhanced performance of dye-sensitized solar cells based on P25/Ta2O5 composite films

2016 ◽  
Vol 122 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingsong Jiang ◽  
Jian Gao ◽  
Lin Yi ◽  
Guang Hu ◽  
Jun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells
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