scholarly journals Progress on Electrolytes Development in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haider Iftikhar ◽  
Gabriela Gava Sonai ◽  
Syed Ghufran Hashmi ◽  
Ana Flávia Nogueira ◽  
Peter David Lund
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Redox Shuttles ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been intensely researched for more than two decades. Electrolyte formulations are one of the bottlenecks to their successful commercialization, since these result in trade-offs between the photovoltaic performance and long-term performance stability. The corrosive nature of the redox shuttles in the electrolytes is an additional limitation for industrial-scale production of DSSCs, especially with low cost metallic electrodes. Numerous electrolyte formulations have been developed and tested in various DSSC configurations to address the aforementioned challenges. Here, we comprehensively review the progress on the development and application of electrolytes for DSSCs. We particularly focus on the improvements that have been made in different types of electrolytes, which result in enhanced photovoltaic performance and long-term device stability of DSSCs. Several recently introduced electrolyte materials are reviewed, and the role of electrolytes in different DSSC device designs is critically assessed. To sum up, we provide an overview of recent trends in research on electrolytes for DSSCs and highlight the advantages and limitations of recently reported novel electrolyte compositions for producing low-cost and industrially scalable solar cell technology.

scholarly journals Controlled Assembly of Nanorod TiO2 Crystals via a Sintering Process: Photoanode Properties in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Saeid Vafaei ◽  
Kazuhiro Manseki ◽  
Soki Horita ◽  
Masaki Matsui ◽  
Takashi Sugiura
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Semiconductor Nanocrystals ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Sintering Process ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
First Time ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Control Crystallization

We present for the first time a synthetic method of obtaining 1D TiO2 nanorods with sintering methods using bundle-shaped 3D rutile TiO2 particles (3D BR-TiO2) with the dimensions of around 100 nm. The purpose of this research is (i) to control crystallization of the mixture of two kinds of TiO2 semiconductor nanocrystals, that is, 3D BR-TiO2 and spherical anatase TiO2 (SA-TiO2) on FTO substrate via sintering process and (ii) to establish a new method to create photoanodes in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). In addition, we focus on the preparation of low-cost and environmentally friendly titania electrode by adopting the “water-based” nanofluids. Our results provide useful guidance on how to improve the photovoltaic performance by reshaping the numerous 3D TiO2 particles to 1D TiO2-based electrodes with sintering technique.

Heterocyclic-Functionalized Organic Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Tuning Solar Cell Performance by Structural Modification

2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (9) ◽  
pp. 1203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qianqian Li ◽  
Zhongxing Jiang ◽  
Jingui Qin ◽  
Zhen Li
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Molecular Design ◽  
Organic Dyes ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Due to their high conversion efficiency and low cost of production, dye-sensitized solar cells based on organic dyes have attracted considerable attention. By utilizing various heterocycles as construction blocks for organic dyes, the performance of solar cells was optimized to exhibit good light-harvesting features and suppress interfacial recombinations. The aim of this review is to highlight recent progress in the molecular design of heterocyclic-functionalized organic dyes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells, and special attention has been paid to the relationship between chemical structure and the photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells based on these dyes.

scholarly journals Modifications of Liquid Electrolyte for Monolithic Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Putri Nur Anggraini ◽  
Erlyta Septa Rosa ◽  
Natalita Maulani Nursam ◽  
Rico Fernado Sinaga ◽  
Shobih Shobih
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Liquid Electrolyte ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Electrolyte Component ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) has been well known as a highly competitive photovoltaic technology owing to its interesting characteristics, such as, low-cost, simple, and convenient to modify both chemically and physically. One way to reduce the production cost of DSSCs is to conduct a structural modification in the form of a monolithic structure by using a single conductive substrate to accommodate both photoelectrode and counter electrode. However, the photovoltaic performance of monolithic DSSCs is typically still lacking compared to its conventional DSSCs counterparts that uses sandwich structure. One of the crucial factors that determine the photovoltaic performance of a monolithic DSSC is its electrolyte. In this work, the performance of monolithic DSSCs were studied through modifications of the electrolyte component. Two types of commercial liquid electrolytes that have different chemical properties were used and combined into various compositions, and the resulting DSSCs performances were compared. The stability of the monolithic cells was also monitored by measuring the cells repeatedly under the same condition. The result showed that during the first measurement the highest performance with a power conversion efficiency of 1.69% was achieved by the cell with a higher viscosity electrolyte. Meanwhile, the most stable performance is shown by the cell containing lower viscosity electrolyte, which achieved an efficiency of 0.66% that measured on day 35. 

scholarly journals Fabrication of Functional Materials for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarawut Tontapha ◽  
Pikaned Uppachai ◽  
Vittaya Amornkitbamrung
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Light Condition ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been developed as a promising photovoltaic cell type in recent decades because of their low cost, environmental friendliness, ease of fabrication, and suitability for a wide range of indoor and outdoor applications, especially under diverse shaded and low-light condition. They are typically composed of three main components: a transparent conducting oxide (TCO) substrate-based working electrode with wide-bandgap semiconductors and dye sensitizer molecules, an electrolytic mediator based on redox couple species, and a TCO-based counter electrode consisting of catalyst materials. The development of intrinsic and functional organic, inorganic, metal oxide, composite, and carbon-based materials has been intensively studied to enhance the efficiency of DSSCs. A simple and low-cost fabrication process that uses natural products is also considered essential for further large-scale production. In this article, we review the fabrication of various functional materials and their effects on DSSC performance.

scholarly journals Low-Cost and Efficient Nickel Nitroprusside/Graphene Nanohybrid Electrocatalysts as Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (21) ◽  
pp. 6563
Author(s):  
Md. Mahbubur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Solution Process ◽  
Charge Transfer Resistance ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Transfer Resistance ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Novel nickel nitroprusside (NNP) nanoparticles with incorporated graphene nanoplatelets (NNP/GnP) were used for the first time as a low-cost and effective counter electrode (CE) for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). NNP was synthesized at a low-temperature (25 °C) solution process with suitable purity and crystallinity with a size range from 5 to 10 nm, as confirmed by different spectroscopic and microscopic analyses. The incorporation of an optimized amount of GnP (0.2 wt%) into the NNP significantly improved the electrocatalytic behavior for the redox reaction of iodide (I-)/tri-iodide (I3-) by decreasing the charge-transfer resistance at the CE/electrolyte interface, lower than the NNP- and GnP-CEs, and comparable to the Pt-CE. The NNP/GnP nanohybrid CE when applied in DSSC exhibited a PCE of 6.13% (under one sun illumination conditions) with the Jsc, Voc, and FF of 14.22 mA/cm2, 0.628 V, and 68.68%, respectively, while the PCE of the reference Pt-CE-based DSSC was 6.37% (Jsc = 14.47 mA/cm2, Voc = 0.635 V, and FF = 69.20%). The low cost of the NNP/GnP hybrid CE with comparable photovoltaic performance to Pt-CE can be potentially exploited as a suitable replacement of Pt-CE in DSSCs.

Effect of Ligand Structures of Copper Redox Shuttles on Photovoltaic Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 452-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomohiro Higashino ◽  
Hitomi Iiyama ◽  
Shimpei Nimura ◽  
Yuma Kurumisawa ◽  
Hiroshi Imahori
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Redox Shuttles ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Facile synthesis of Bi2S3–C composite microspheres as low-cost counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (101) ◽  
pp. 57412-57418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue-Qin Zuo ◽  
Xiao Yang ◽  
Lei Zhou ◽  
Bo Yang ◽  
Guang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Synergistic Effect ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Facile Synthesis ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Composite Microspheres ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

The synergistic effect of the combination of conductive carbon and Bi2S3 can significantly improve the photovoltaic performance of DSSCs.

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