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Influence of Dye-Coordinated Metal Ions on Electron Transfer Dynamics at Dye–Semiconductor Interfaces
摘要： Maximizing regeneration and minimizing recombination rates at dye?semiconductor interfaces is crucial for the realization of efficient dye-sensitized solar and photoelectrosynthesis cells. Previously it has been shown that simply coordinating the metal ion to the nonsurface bound carboxylate groups of a dye molecule can slow recombination rates and increase open-circuit voltages. However, it was unclear if the additional steric effects or charge of the metal ion were the cause of this behavior. Here we use three different redox mediators, (1) I?/I3?, (2) [tris(1,10-phenanthroline)cobalt]3+/2+, and (3) [Co(4,4′,4″-tritert-butyl-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine)(NCS)3]0/1? to elucidate the role, if any, of electrostatic interactions between the coordinated metal ion and mediator in dictating these interfacial electron transfer events. Using a combination of spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and solar cell measurements, we demonstrate that while electrostatic interactions may influence dye regeneration rates, for example, increased steric bulk of the metal ion between TiO2(e?) and the oxidized mediator likely has a stronger influence on the overall device performance. Additionally, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and intensity dependent measurements suggest that the coordination of the metal ion can slow diffusion of the mediators within the mesoporous oxide which could have implications for the use of multilayer assemblies in dye-sensitized devices.
关键词： redox mediator,regeneration,kinetics,dye-sensitized solar cells,electron transfer
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46
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Integrated photocapacitors based on dye-sensitized TiO <sub/>2</sub> /FTO as photoanode and MnO <sub/>2</sub> coated micro-array CNTs as supercapacitor counter electrode with TEABF4 electrolyte
摘要： Harvesting solar energy using dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) has been a promising option. Successful integration of a DSSC electrode with an energy storage electrode represents the next challenge for the researchers. In this paper, the fabrication and characterization of an integrated dye-sensitized photoanode and a supercapacitor cathode or a photocapacitor has been presented. This novel device employs N-719 dye-sensitized titanium dioxide on fluorine-doped tin oxide glass substrate as the photoanode. The supercapacitive counter electrode comprises MnO2 coated, vertically aligned, micro-array patterned carbon nanotubes (MA-CNTs). The CNTs were grown on n++ silicon (Si) substrates in a hot filament chemical vapor deposition system followed by in-situ electrochemical deposition of MnO2. Tetraethyl ammonium tetrafluoroborate electrolyte was used to investigate the photovoltaic and energy storage performances of the photocapacitors under 1-sun illumination and constant-current discharge tests. A high discharge capacitance of 13 mF/cm2 at 0.932 V was achieved by coating MnO2 onto the high surface area of MA-CNTs due to the pseudocapacitive behavior of MnO2, which led to a nearly 3-fold increase in the short circuit current density to 0.749 mA/cm2 and more than a 2-fold enhancement in the open circuit voltage to 0.46 V, as compared to the baseline CNT counter electrode. The corresponding increase in the fill factor and efficiency was also observed. Overall, we have demonstrated the viability of a compact, easy to fabricate, integrated photocapacitor with promising energy generation/storage performance.
关键词： photocapacitor,dye-sensitized solar cells,MnO2,energy storage,carbon nanotubes
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46
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Performance of 7-cells Dye Sensitized Solar Module in Z-type Series Interconnection
摘要： Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) is becoming attractive research topic as third generation solar cells technology since it provides clean energy and low cost fabrication. In this study, DSSC was fabricated into module scale, which is important for practical applications. The module was prepared in sandwich structure consisting of TiO2 working electrode and Pt counter electrode on conductive substrate with an area of 100 mm x 100 mm, which was distributed into seven active cells. TiO2 paste was deposited on FTO glass as working electrode with a size of 10 mm x 98 mm per unit cell by screen printing method. Each cell was connected in Z-type series that able to produce high voltage. ?? ? ?? measurement was applied in two methods consisting of laboratory testing using sun simulator under 500 W/m2 of illumination and outdoor testing using a digital multimeter under direct sunlight. The result shows that DSSC module has photoconversion efficiency of 1.08% and 1.17% for laboratory and outdoor testing, respectively. The module was also tested in three different times to monitor its stability performance.
关键词： Z-type series interconnection,Dye sensitized solar cells,stability performance,photoconversion efficiency,DSSC module
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46
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Effect of TiO<sub>2</sub>-rGO heterojunction on electron collection efficiency and mechanical properties of fiber-shaped dye-sensitized solar cells
摘要： It is demonstrated that the incorporation of graphene materials into oxide-based photoanodes can greatly increase the photoelectrochemical devices’ performances. In this work, reduced graphene oxide (rGO) has been incorporated into P25-TiO2 nanoparticle (NP) based photoanodes for fiber-shaped dye-sensitized solar cells (FDSSCs). Results showed that the rGO nanosheets have been uniformly dispersed within P25 nanoparticle layers. And as expected, the incorporation of rGO increased the FDSSCs’ short current density from 8.344 to 12.935 mA cm-2, open circuit voltage from 0.775 to 0.798 V, resulting into their power conversion efficiency (PCE) from 3.940% to 5.364%. This large increasement in PCE could be due to two aspects, i.e., the improved electron transport properties via rGO and the enhanced separation of photogenerated hole-electron pairs via rGO-TiO2 heterojunction. Furthermore, the incorporation of rGO can also make the FDSSCs have good mechanical properties, which is very crucial for their future applications in smart wearable electronics. In addition, based on our analysis, a possible rGO/multi-NP coupling enhancement mechanism was proposed.
关键词： fiber-shape,heterojunction,dye-sensitized solar cells,titanium dioxide,reduce graphene oxide (rGO)
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14