Dye-sensitized photovoltaic cells

Gratzel, M. (2005) Solar energy conversion by dye-sensitized photovoltaic cells. Inorganic Chemistry, 44 (20), 6841-6851. 

Adapted from M. Gratzel, Solar Energy Conversion by Dye-Sensitized Photovoltaic Cells , Inorganic Chemistry, Volume 44 (20), 2005 American Chemical Society... 

Figure 17.38 Schematic of a solid-state dye-sensitized photovoltaic cell. Reprinted with permission from Ref. 75. Copyright 2002 American Chemical Society.

Figure 4.54. Schematic of a dye-sensitized photovoltaic cell. The Ti02-bound dye molecules act as the light harvester. Electrons are injected into Ti02, flow to the collector electrode and through the circuit to the counter electrode. The dye is regenerated by electron donation from the 13 /31 couple (0.536 V). Reproduced with permission from Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 6841. Copyright 2005 American Chemical Society.

Figure 13. Schematic outline of a dye-sensitized photovoltaic cell, showing the electron energy levels in the different phases. The system consists of a semiconducting nanocrystalline Ti02 film onto which a Ru-complex is adsorbed as a dye and a conductive counterelectrode, while the electrolyte contains an I /Ij redox couple. The cell voltage observed under illumination corresponds to the difference, AF, between the quasi-Fermi level of Ti02 and the electrochemical potential of the electrolyte. S, S, and S+ designate, respectively, the sensitizer, the electronically excited sensitizer, and the oxidized sensitizer. See text for details. Adapted from [69], A Flagfeldt and M. Gratzel, Chem Rev. 95, 49 (1995). 1995, American Chemical Society.

Joubert, L., Guillemoles, J.-F. and Adamo, C. (2003) A theoretical investigation of the dye-redox mediator interaction in dye-sensitized photovoltaic cells. Chem. Phys. Lett., 371, 378-385. 

Printable Materials and Technologies for Dye-Sensitized Photovoltaic Cells with Flexible Substrates... 

Nusbaumer, H., Moser, J,E Zakeeruddin, S.M., Nazeeruddin, M,K and Gratzel, M. (2001) Co"(dbbiP) complex rivals tri-iodide/iodide redox mediator in dye-sensitized photovoltaic cells. J. Phys. Chem. B. 105, 10451-10454. 

O Regan, B.C., Lopez-Duarte, I., Martinez-Diaz, M.V., Fomeli, A., Albero, J., Morandeira, A., Palomares, E., Torres, T., and Durrant, J.R. (2008) Catalysis of recombination and its limitation on open circuit voltage for dye sensitized photovoltaic cells using phthalocyanine dyes./. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 2906-2907. 

S. A. Haque, S. Sodergren, A. Holmes et al.. Solid state dye-sensitized photovoltaic cells employing a polymer electrolyte. International conference on photochemical conversion and storage of solar energy, Colorado, 2000. 

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Nobuyuki I, Miysaka T (2005) A solid-state dye-sensitized photovoltaic cell with a poly(iV-vinyl-carbazole) hole transporter mediated by an alkali iodide. Chem Commun, 1886-1888... 

The role of PEDOT buffer layers have been studied in detail in various device structures. This includes polymeric photovoltaic cells " also in combination with htanium dioxide - dye sensitized photovoltaic cells ... 

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