Ultradurable Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells under 120°C Using Cross-Linkage Dye and Ionic-Liquid Electrolyte
Author(s) -
Seigo Ito,
Kaoru Takahashi,
Shinichi Yusa,
M. Saito,
Toshiyuki Shigetomi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of photoenergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1687-529X
pISSN - 1110-662X
DOI - 10.1155/2013/501868
Subject(s) - electrolyte , dye sensitized solar cell , acetonitrile , ionic liquid , nanocrystalline material , ionic bonding , adsorption , aqueous solution , chemistry , materials science , analytical chemistry (journal) , electrode , ion , chromatography , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , catalysis
A double-bond-edged Ru dye (code name: SG1051) has been studied as a novel sensitizing dye for ultradurable dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). The SG1051 Ru dye showed the quick dye-uptake time (1 h for the optimized condition: η=9.2%, using volatile electrolyte) and the strong adsorption strength compared with standard Ru dyes (N719 and Z907), which was checked by successive dipping of dye-adsorbed nanocrystalline-TiO2 electrodes into NaOH aqueous. solution and acetonitrile. The resulting DSCs using SG1051 Ru dye and ionic-liquid electrolyte survived the durability test at 120°C for 480 h, which can be the strong interest of the industrial groups
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