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Improvement of Power Conversion Efficiency of Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells by Doping of Manganese into a ZnS Passivation Layer and Cosensitization of Zinc-Porphyrin on a Modified Graphene Oxide/Nitrogen-Doped TiO <sub/>2</sub> Photoanode
摘要： It is vital to acquire power conversion efficiencies comparable to other emerging solar cell technologies by making quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) competitive. In this study, the effect of graphene oxide (GO), nitrogen, manganese, and a porphyrin compound on the performance of QDSSCs based on a TiO2/CdS/ZnS photoanode was investigated. First, adding GO and nitrogen into TiO2 has a conspicuous impact on the cell efficacy. Both these materials reduce the recombination rate and expand the specific surface area of TiO2 as well as dye loading, reinforcing cell efficiency value. The maximum power conversion efficiency of QDSSC with a GO N-doped photoelectrode was 2.52%. Second, by employing Mn2+ (5 and 10 wt %) doping of ZnS, we have succeeded in considerably improving cell performance (from 2.52 to 3.47%). The reason for this could be for the improvement of the passivation layer of ZnS by Mn2+ ions, bringing about to a smaller recombination of photoinjected electrons with either oxidized dye molecules or electrolyte at the surface of titanium dioxide. However, doping of 15 wt % Mn2+ had an opposite effect and somewhat declined the cell performance. Finally, a Zn-porphyrin dye was added to the CdS/ZnS by a cosensitization method, widening the light absorption range to the NIR (near-infrared region) (>700 nm), leading to the higher short-circuit current density (JSC) and cell efficacy. Utilizing an environmentally safe porphyrin compound into the structure of QDSSC has dramatically enhanced the cell efficacy to 4.62%, which is 40% higher than that of the result obtained from the TiO2/CdS/ZnS photoelectrode without porphyrin coating.
关键词： graphene oxide,nitrogen doping,manganese doping,quantum dot-sensitized solar cells,cosensitization,Zn-porphyrin,power conversion efficiency
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Effective Upconverter and Light Scattering Dual Function LiYF <sub/>4</sub> :Er <sup>3+</sup> /Yb <sup>3+</sup> Assisted Photoelectrode for High Performance Cosensitized Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
摘要： Conversion of near-infrared (NIR) light photons into visible light has remarkable advantages in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) for their improved performance. This study uncovers the dual function of LiYF4:Er3+/Yb3+ as upconverter (UC) and light scattering material in DSSCs by its incorporation onto the photoelectrode. The LiYF4:Er3+/Yb3+ powders were prepared using a facile hydrothermal process followed by spin deposition of LiYF4:Er3+/Yb3+ suspensions over photoelectrode. The photoelectrode used for this investigation was further cosensitized with N719 and squaraine SPSQ2 dyes. The dual functions of LiYF4:Er3+/Yb3+ material coupled with dye cosensitization treatment produced record power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 10.53% in the fabricated DSSC. The LiYF4:Er3+/Yb3+ enabled the photoelectrode DSSC to exhibit good short-circuit current density (Jsc) of 22.16 mA/cm2, open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.66 V, and fill factor (FF) of 0.72. This work is the debut attempt toward the application of a photoelectrode embedded with dual function and cosensitized materials to utilize lower energetic photons through the upconversion mechanism and improve absorption close to red wavelengths (absorption band 630?700 nm) through the dye cosensitization process.
关键词： DSSC,LiYF4:Er3+/Yb3+,squaraine dye,cosensitization,high performing,dual function upconverter
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Efficient Solar Cells based on Concerted Companion Dyes Containing Two Complementary Components: An Alternative Approach for Cosensitization
摘要： With the purpose to achieve panchromatic absorption for constructing efficient dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), the cosensitization approach of using two dyes with complementary absorption has been developed with great success. However, this approach usually requires time-consuming optimization of a number of parameters for controlling the ratio and distribution of the two coadsorbed dyes on TiO2 film, which limits the potentials of this strategy. We herein report an alternative approach for developing efficient DSSCs by designing a class of “concerted companion dyes” with two complementary dye components linked covalently. Thus, a newly synthesized organic dye Z2 was linked to a recently reported doubly strapped porphyrin dye XW51 through flexible chains with various lengths to afford XW60?XW63. These dyes exhibit excellent absorption and efficiencies in the range of 8.8%-11.7%. Notably, upon coadsorption with chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), XW61 affords an impressive efficiency of 12.4%, a record for iodine electrolyte-based DSSCs, to the best of our knowledge. In addition, these dyes also exhibit the advantages of easy cell fabrication, simple optimization, as well as excellent photostability.
关键词： dye-sensitized solar cells,photovoltaic performance,concerted companion dyes,cosensitization,panchromatic absorption
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Boosting the Performance of Environmentally Friendly Quantum Dot‐Sensitized Solar Cells over 13% Efficiency by Dual Sensitizers with Cascade Energy Structure
摘要： Generally, high light-harvesting efficiency, electron-injection efficiency, and charge-collection efficiency are the prerequisites for high-efficiency quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs). However, it is fairly difficult for a single QD sensitizer to meet these three requirements simultaneously. It is demonstrated that these parameters can be felicitously balanced by a cosensitization strategy through the adoption of environmental-friendly Zn–Cu–In–Se and Zn–Cu–In–S dual QD sensitizers with cascade energy structure. Experimental results indicate that: i) the combination of the dual QDs can improve the light-harvesting capability of the cells, especially in the visible light window; ii) the cosensitization approach can facilitate electron injection, benefitting from the cascade energy structure of the two QD sensitizers employed; iii) the charge-collection efficiency can be remarkably enhanced by the suppressed charge-recombination process due to the improved QD coverage on TiO2. Consequently, this cosensitization strategy delivers a new certified efficiency record of 12.98% for liquid-junction QDSCs under AM 1.5G 1 sun irradiation. Moreover, the constructed cells exhibit good stability in a high-humidity environment.
关键词： environmentally friendly solar cells,quantum dot-sensitized solar cells,cosensitization
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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A new type of multibenzyloxy-wrapped porphyrin sensitizers for developing efficient dye-sensitized solar cells
摘要： Porphyrin dyes have been widely used for the fabrication of efficient dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). However, dye aggregation and charge recombination still exert negative effects on photovoltaic performance, resulting in unsatisfactory power conversion efficiencies (PCE). Herein, we report a new class of porphyrin sensitizers XW52 and XW53 employing four benzyloxy groups to wrap the porphyrin cores. As a result, an efficiency of 7.6% was obtained for XW52, with Voc and Jsc of 668 mV and 16.63 mA cm-2, respectively. Compared with XW52, an additional 2,6-dialkoxyphenyl group has been introduced to the N-atom of the phenothiazine donor to furnish XW53 with the aim to further improve the anti-aggregation character and the solubility, and thus the Voc was improved to 674 mV, and a higher efficiency of 7.9% was achieved for XW53. Upon cosensitization with PT-C6, the Voc and Jsc were synergistically enhanced to 727 mV and 18.67 mA cm-2, respectively. As a result, a high efficiency of 9.6% was successfully achieved for the cosensitization system of XW53 + PT-C6. These results provide an effective novel strategy for designing efficient porphyrin dyes by introducing multiple benzyloxy groups to the meso-phenyl groups.
关键词： cosensitization,porphyrins,dye aggregation,dye-sensitized solar cells,wrapped structures
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22