Impact of chromium doping on physical, optical, electronic and photovoltaic properties of nanoparticle TiO2photoanodes in dye-sensitized solar cells

Triphenylene diamine sensitizer comprising donor, electron conducting, and anchoring group is synthesized for a potential application in dye-sensitized solar cells. Absorption spectrum, electrochemical and photovoltaic properties of triphenylene diamine have been investigated. Two different electrodes are used for dye-sensitized solar cells. The performances of ZnO nanorod electrodes are compared to ZnO : CdO nanocomposite electrode. Also, the theoretical calculations for HOMO and LUMO orbitals are used to estimate the photovoltaic properties of organic sensitizer in the design stage. ZnO : CdO nanocomposite electrode-based dye-sensitized solar cell sensitized with organic sensitizer exhibits higher efficiencies than ZnO nanorod electrode. For a typical device, a solar energy conversion efficiency (η) of 0.80 based on ZnO : CdO nanocomposite is achieved under simulated AM 1.5 solar irradiation (100 mW cm−2) with a short circuit photocurrent density (Jsc) of 3.10 mA/cm2, an open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 480 mV, and a fill factor (FF) of 0.57. These results suggest that the ZnO : CdO nanocomposite system is a good selection and a promising candidate for electrode system in dye-sensitized solar cells.

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Effect of π-Conjugated Spacer in N-Alkylphenoxazine-Based Sensitizers Containing Double Anchors for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Polymers ◽

10.3390/polym13081304 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. 1304

Author(s):

Yung-Sheng Yen ◽

Velu Indumathi

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Electrochemical Impedance ◽

Power Conversion ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Co Adsorption ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽

Photovoltaic Properties ◽

Dye Sensitized ◽

The Impact ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

A series of novel double-anchoring dyes for phenoxazine-based organic dyes with two 2-cyanoacetic acid acceptors/anchors, and the inclusion of a 2-ethylhexyl chain at the nitrogen atom of the phenoxazine that is connected with furan, thiophene, and 3-hexylthiophene as a linker, are used as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells. The double-anchoring dye exhibits strong electronic coupling with TiO2, provided that there is an efficient charge injection rate. The result showed that the power conversion efficiency of DP-2 with thiophene linker-based cell reached 3.80% higher than that of DP-1 with furan linker (η = 1.53%) under standard illumination. The photovoltaic properties are further tuned by co-adsorption strategy, which improved power conversion efficiencies slightly. Further molecular theoretical computation and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis of the dyes provide further insight into the molecular geometry and the impact of the different π-conjugated spacers on the photophysical and photovoltaic performance.

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Organic double D-π-A sensitizers based on 2,2'-(2,2 diphenylethene-1,1-diyl)dithiophene: π-conjugation fragment alternation on the photovoltaic properties

Materials Advances ◽

10.1039/d1ma00728a ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Pengjuan Zhou ◽

Bobing Lin ◽

Ran Chen ◽

Jianying Liang ◽

Zhongwei An ◽

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Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽

Structural Components ◽

Photovoltaic Properties ◽

Dye Sensitized ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

The development of the new dye sensitizers to further reveal the influence of changes in structural components on photovoltaic performance is of great significance to dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The...

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Aero-Sol-Gel Synthesis of Mesoporous TiO2 Nanoparticles and Their Photovoltaic Properties in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

MRS Proceedings ◽

10.1557/opl.2012.984 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 1442 ◽

Author(s):

Ji Young Ahn ◽

Kook Joo Moon ◽

Ji Hoon Kim ◽

Soo Hyung Kim

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Short Circuit ◽

Sol Gel ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽

Short Circuit Current ◽

Short Circuit Current Density ◽

Photovoltaic Properties ◽

Dye Sensitized ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

ABSTRACTHighly mesoporous TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized by an aero-sol-gel process in this approach. By varying the mass fraction of inorganic templates, the formation of mesoporous TiO2 NPs with optimized surface area and pore volume distributions was examined. Then, the photovoltaic properties of the resulting mesoporous TiO2 NPs were systematically investigated by applying them into the photoanode of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The mesoporous TiO2 NP-based DSSCs fabricated in this study showed an improved short circuit current density and power conversion efficiency compared with solid TiO2 NP-based DSSCs due to the increase of the amount of inorganic dye (N719) adsorption in the mesoporous TiO2 NPs. These mesoporous TiO2 NPs fabricated have a strong potential as an effective dye supporting and electron transfer medium to improve the photovoltaic performance of DSSCs.

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Characterization and thermal study of schiff-base monomers and its transition metal polychelates and their photovoltaic performance on dye sensitized solar cells

Журнал структурной химии ◽

10.26902/jsc20180109 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 59 (1) ◽

pp. 59-69

Author(s):

S.M. Al-Barody

Keyword(s):

Schiff Base ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Transition Metal ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽

Thermal Study ◽

Dye Sensitized ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

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

New Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.1039/d0nj02407d ◽

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.

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

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma14092150 ◽

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.

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Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells-Based Carica Papaya Leaf and Black Cherry Fruit Co-Sensitizers

Chemical Physics Impact ◽

10.1016/j.chphi.2021.100024 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 100024

Author(s):

Amarachukwu N. Ossai ◽

Sabastine C. Ezike ◽

Pascal Timtere ◽

Abubakar D. Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Carica Papaya ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽

Black Cherry ◽

Dye Sensitized ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

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

Molecules ◽

10.3390/molecules25010198 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 198 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Michèle Chevrier ◽

Alberto Fattori ◽

Laurent Lasser ◽

Clément Kotras ◽

Clémence Rose ◽

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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.

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