Efficiency improvement in solid-state-dye-sensitized photovoltaics with an amphiphilic Ruthenium-dye | Zendy

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Efficiency improvement in solid-state-dye-sensitized photovoltaics with an amphiphilic Ruthenium-dye

Author(s) -

Lukas SchmidtMende,

Shaik M. Zakeeruddin,

Michaël Grätzel

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

applied physics letters

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182

H-Index - 442

eISSN - 1077-3118

pISSN - 0003-6951

DOI - 10.1063/1.1844032

Subject(s) - ruthenium , dye sensitized solar cell , materials science , nanoporous , amphiphile , photovoltaics , chemical engineering , silicon , photochemistry , layer (electronics) , solar cell , energy conversion efficiency , photovoltaic system , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , chemistry , copolymer , organic chemistry , polymer , composite material , catalysis , ecology , electrode , engineering , electrolyte , biology

We report a solid-state-dye-sensitized solar cell with an efficiency of 4% over the standard air mass 1.5 spectrum (100mW∕cm2). This was made possible by using an amphiphilic dye with hydrophobic spacers. We attribute the performance to the self-assembly of the dye to a dense layer on the TiO2 surface with its carboxylate groups as anchors and with its hydrophobic isolating chains as blocking layer between hole conductor and TiO2. In addition we studied the dependence of the thickness of the nanoporous TiO2 layer and the device performance. These results show the high potential for solid-state-dye-sensitized solar cells to compete with amorphous silicon cells as low-cost alternative.

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