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Menzel JP, Boeije Y, Bakker TMA, Belić J, Reek JNH, de Groot HJM, Visscher L, Buda F. In Silico Optimization of Charge Separating Dyes for Solar Energy Conversion. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202200594. [PMID: 35638151 PMCID: PMC9546488 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells are promising devices in solar energy conversion. However, several limitations still have to be addressed, such as the major loss pathway through charge recombination at the dye-semiconductor interface. Charge separating dyes constructed as push-pull systems can increase the spatial separation of electron and hole, decreasing the recombination rate. Here, a family of dyes, consisting of polyphenylamine donors, fluorene bridges, and perylene monoimide acceptors, was investigated in silico using a combination of semi-empirical nuclear dynamics and a quantum propagation of photoexcited electron and hole. To optimize the charge separation, several molecular design strategies were investigated, including modifying the donor molecule, increasing the π-bridge length, and decoupling the molecular components through steric effects. The combination of a triphenylamine donor, using an extended 2-fluorene π-bridge, and decoupling the different components by steric hindrance from side groups resulted in a dye with significantly improved charge separation properties in comparison to the original supramolecular complex.
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- Jan Paul Menzel
- Leiden Institute of ChemistryLeiden UniversityPO Box 95022300 RALeidenNetherlands
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- Leiden Institute of ChemistryLeiden UniversityPO Box 95022300 RALeidenNetherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of Amsterdam1098XHAmsterdamNetherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical SciencesVrije Universiteit Amsterdam1081 HVAmsterdamNetherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of Amsterdam1098XHAmsterdamNetherlands
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- Leiden Institute of ChemistryLeiden UniversityPO Box 95022300 RALeidenNetherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical SciencesVrije Universiteit Amsterdam1081 HVAmsterdamNetherlands
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- Leiden Institute of ChemistryLeiden UniversityPO Box 95022300 RALeidenNetherlands
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Wang D, Yang H, Bai X, Xing Y, Hu X, Su J, Xu Z, Ye X, Bi S, Zhang X, Fang Y, Zhao J. Highly Crystallized C-Doped Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles for p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Record Open-Circuit Voltage Breaking 0.5 V. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b05135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Dongting Wang
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yulin University, Yulin 719000, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P. R. China
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Lu J, Liu Z, Pai N, Jiang L, Bach U, Simonov AN, Cheng YB, Spiccia L. Molecular Engineering of Zinc-Porphyrin Sensitisers for p-Type Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells. Chempluschem 2018; 83:711-720. [PMID: 31950629 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201800104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 04/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Design of novel efficient light-harvesters for p-type dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSCs) is indispensable for further advances in this photovoltaic technology. Herein, a novel D-π-A (D=donor, π=π-conjugated linker, A=acceptor) sensitiser, ZnP1, featuring an electron acceptor, perylenemonoimide (PMI), connected to an electron donor, di(p-carboxyphenyl)amine (DCPA), through fluorene and a zinc(II) porphyrin with alkyl chains as a π-conjugated bridge is introduced. Spectroscopic and electrochemical characterisation of this dye along with a newly synthesised PMI-free reference dye ZnP0 has been undertaken to demonstrate strong electron coupling between the DCPA donor and PMI acceptor subunits through the porphyrin ring in ZnP1, which redshifts the light absorption onset to the near-IR region. When integrated into p-DSSCs based on a mesoporous nickel(II) oxide semiconductor electrode and a tris(acetylacetonato) iron(III/II) redox mediator, ZnP1 exhibits an onset of the incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency at 800 nm and a power conversion efficiency of up to 0.92 % under simulated 100 mW cm-2 AM 1.5 G irradiation. This is the highest efficiency of the porphyrin-based p-DSSCs hitherto reported.
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- Jianfeng Lu
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
- CSIRO, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Exciton Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Exciton Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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Bonomo M, Sheehan S, Dowling DP, Gontrani L, Dini D. First Evidence of Electrode Reconstruction in Mesoporous NiO After Operation as Photocathode of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201800827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Matteo Bonomo
- Department of Chemistry; University of Rome “La Sapienza”; P.le Aldo Moro 5 00185 Rome Italy
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- UCD Centre for Biomedical Engineering; School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Belfield; Dublin 4, Dublin Ireland
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- UCD Centre for Biomedical Engineering; School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Belfield; Dublin 4, Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Rome “La Sapienza”; P.le Aldo Moro 5 00185 Rome Italy
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Rome “La Sapienza”; P.le Aldo Moro 5 00185 Rome Italy
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Farré Y, Raissi M, Fihey A, Pellegrin Y, Blart E, Jacquemin D, Odobel F. A Blue Diketopyrrolopyrrole Sensitizer with High Efficiency in Nickel-Oxide-based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. CHEMSUSCHEM 2017; 10:2618-2625. [PMID: 28409887 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201700468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We prepared a series of four new diketopyrrolopyrroles (DPPs)-based sensitizers that exhibit high-molar extinction coefficients, extended absorption into the long wavelengths, and well-suited photoredox properties to act as sensitizers in p-type dye-sensitized solar cells (p-DSSCs). These new DPP dyes, composed of a thienyl DPP core, are substituted on one end either by a thiophene carboxylic (Th) or a 4,4'-[(phenyl)aza]dibenzoic acid as anchoring group and, on the other extremity, either by a proton or a naphthalene diimide (NDI) moiety. These new dyes were completely characterized by absorption and emission spectroscopy along with electrochemistry and they were modeled by time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) quantum chemical calculations. The photovoltaic study in p-DSSC with iodine-based electrolyte reveals that the Th-DPP-NDI dye is particularly efficient (Jsc =7.38 mA cm-2 ; Voc =147 mV; FF=0.32; η=0.35 %) and quite active in the low-energy region of the solar spectrum (above 700 nm), where only a few NiO dyes are effective. To illustrate the potential of DPP dyes in photocathodes, we designed a highly efficient tandem DSSC composed of a TiO2 photoanode sensitized by the dye D35 and a NiO photocathode sensitized by Th-DPP-NDI. This tandem DSSC gives the highest performances ever reported (Jsc =6.73 mA cm-2 ; Voc =910 mV; η=4.1 %) and, importantly, the tandem cell outcompetes with the sub-cells.
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- Yoann Farré
- Université LUNAM, Université de Nantes, CNRS, Chimie et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation (CEISAM), UMR 6230, 2 rue de la Houssinière, 44322, Nantes cedex 3, France
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- Université LUNAM, Université de Nantes, CNRS, Chimie et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation (CEISAM), UMR 6230, 2 rue de la Houssinière, 44322, Nantes cedex 3, France
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- Université LUNAM, Université de Nantes, CNRS, Chimie et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation (CEISAM), UMR 6230, 2 rue de la Houssinière, 44322, Nantes cedex 3, France
- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226 CNRS, Université de Rennes1, 263 Av. du Général Leclerc, 35042, Cedex Rennes, France
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- Université LUNAM, Université de Nantes, CNRS, Chimie et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation (CEISAM), UMR 6230, 2 rue de la Houssinière, 44322, Nantes cedex 3, France
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- Université LUNAM, Université de Nantes, CNRS, Chimie et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation (CEISAM), UMR 6230, 2 rue de la Houssinière, 44322, Nantes cedex 3, France
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- Université LUNAM, Université de Nantes, CNRS, Chimie et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation (CEISAM), UMR 6230, 2 rue de la Houssinière, 44322, Nantes cedex 3, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, 103 blvd St Michel, 75005, Paris Cedex 5, France
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- Université LUNAM, Université de Nantes, CNRS, Chimie et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation (CEISAM), UMR 6230, 2 rue de la Houssinière, 44322, Nantes cedex 3, France
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Wen M, Wu HL, Jian JX, Wang XZ, Li XB, Chen B, Tung CH, Wu LZ. Integrating CdSe Quantum Dots with a [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Mimic into a Photocathode for Hydrogen Evolution at a Low Bias Voltage. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201700041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Min Wen
- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Bejing 100049 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Bejing 100049 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Bejing 100049 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Bejing 100049 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Bejing 100049 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Bejing 100049 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Bejing 100049 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Bejing 100049 P. R. China
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Summers GH, Lowe G, Lefebvre J, Ngwerume S, Bräutigam M, Dietzek B, Camp JE, Gibson EA. Resonance Raman Study of New Pyrrole‐Anchoring Dyes for NiO‐Sensitized Solar Cells. Chemphyschem 2017; 18:406-414. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201600846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Revised: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Gareth H. Summers
- School of Chemistry The University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
- School of Chemistry Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
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- School of Chemistry The University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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- School of Chemistry The University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) Jena e. V. Albert-Einstein-Str. 9 07745 Jena Germany
- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich-Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) Jena e. V. Albert-Einstein-Str. 9 07745 Jena Germany
- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich-Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- School of Chemistry The University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
- Department of Chemical Sciences University of Huddersfield Queensgate Huddersfield HD1 3DH UK
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- School of Chemistry The University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
- School of Chemistry Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
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Guo XW, Li XH, Liu ZJ, Chen WL, Zheng XT, Wang EB, Su ZM. Low-cost p-type dye-sensitized solar cells based on Dawson-type transition metal-substituted polyoxometalate inorganic co-sensitizers. Inorg Chem Front 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7qi00160f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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α2-K8P2W17O61(Co2+·OH2)·16H2O(P2W17Co) and α2-K7P2W17O61(Mn3+·OH2)·12H2O(P2W17Mn) are employed to construct a new inorganic co-sensitizer.
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- Xiang-Wei Guo
- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education
- Department of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun
- China
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Wood CJ, McGregor CA, Gibson EA. Does Iodine or Thiocyanate Play a Role in p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells? ChemElectroChem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201600387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Christopher J. Wood
- Newcastle University; School of Chemistry, Bedson Building; Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
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- Newcastle University; School of Chemistry, Bedson Building; Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
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- Newcastle University; School of Chemistry, Bedson Building; Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
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Li X, Yu F, Stappert S, Li C, Zhou Y, Yu Y, Li X, Ågren H, Hua J, Tian H. Enhanced Photocurrent Density by Spin-Coated NiO Photocathodes for N-Annulated Perylene-Based p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:19393-19401. [PMID: 27416960 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b04007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The low photocurrent density of p-type dye-sensitized solar cells (p-DSSCs) has limited the development of high-efficiency tandem cells due to the inadequate light-harvesting ability of sensitizers and the low hole mobility of semiconductors. Hereby, two new "push-pull" type organic dyes (PQ-1 and PQ-2) containing N-annulated perylene as electron donor have been synthesized, where the PQ-2-based p-DSSCs show higher photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE) of 0.316% owing to the higher molar extinction compared to of that PQ-1. Additionally, the photocurrent densities were remarkably increased from 2.20 to 5.85 mA cm(-2) for PQ-1 and 2.45 to 6.69 mA cm(-2) for PQ-2 by spin-coated NiO photocathode based-p-DSSCs, respectively. This results are ascribed to the enhancement of hole transport rate, dye-loading amounts and transparency of NiO films in comparison to that prepared by screen-printing method. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and theoretical calculations studies indicate that the molecular dipole moment approaching closer to the NiO surface shifts the quasi-Fermi level to more positive levels, improving open-circuit voltage (Voc). Intensity-modulated photocurrent spectroscopy illustrates that the hole transit time in NiO films prepared in spin-coating is shorter than that prepared by screen-printing method.
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- Xing Li
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology , 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology , 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research , Ackermannweg 10, D-55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research , Ackermannweg 10, D-55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology , 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology , 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
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- Division of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, School of Biotechnology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology , SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, School of Biotechnology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology , SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology , 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology , 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
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Renaud A, Grasset F, Dierre B, Uchikoshi T, Ohashi N, Takei T, Planchat A, Cario L, Jobic S, Odobel F, Cordier S. Inorganic Molybdenum Clusters as Light-Harvester in All Inorganic Solar Cells: A Proof of Concept. ChemistrySelect 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201600508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Adèle Renaud
- CNRS-UR1,UMR 6226; Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes (ISCR); Université de Rennes 1; Campus de Beaulieu 35042 Rennes Cedex France
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- NIMS-CNRS-Saint Gobain, UMI 3629; Laboratory for Innovative Key Materials and Structures (LINK); National Institute of Material Science (NIMS); Namiki Tsukuba 305-0044 Japan
- Optical and Electronic Materials Unit; NIMS; Namiki, Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
- NIMS-Saint-Gobain Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials; NIMS1-1 Namiki; Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
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- NIMS-CNRS-Saint Gobain, UMI 3629; Laboratory for Innovative Key Materials and Structures (LINK); National Institute of Material Science (NIMS); Namiki Tsukuba 305-0044 Japan
- NIMS-Saint-Gobain Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials; NIMS1-1 Namiki; Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
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- Fine Particles Engineering Group; NIMS; 1-2-1 Sengen Tsukuba Japan
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- Optical and Electronic Materials Unit; NIMS; Namiki, Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
- NIMS-Saint-Gobain Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials; NIMS1-1 Namiki; Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
- Materials Research Center for Element Strategy (MCES); Tokyo Tech.; 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics; NIMS; 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba 305-0044 Japan
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- CEISAM, Laboratoire de Chimie et Interdisciplinarité : Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation,UMR CNRS 6230; Université de Nantes; 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208 44322 Nantes Cedex 3 France
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- Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel; Université de Nantes, CNRS; 2 rue de la Houssinière,BP 32229 44322 Nantes cedex 3 France
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- Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel; Université de Nantes, CNRS; 2 rue de la Houssinière,BP 32229 44322 Nantes cedex 3 France
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- CEISAM, Laboratoire de Chimie et Interdisciplinarité : Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation,UMR CNRS 6230; Université de Nantes; 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208 44322 Nantes Cedex 3 France
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- CNRS-UR1,UMR 6226; Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes (ISCR); Université de Rennes 1; Campus de Beaulieu 35042 Rennes Cedex France
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Zhang L, Favereau L, Farré Y, Mijangos E, Pellegrin Y, Blart E, Odobel F, Hammarström L. Ultrafast and slow charge recombination dynamics of diketopyrrolopyrrole-NiO dye sensitized solar cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:18515-27. [PMID: 27338174 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp01762b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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In a photophysical study, two diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based sensitizers functionalized with 4-thiophenecarboxylic acid as an anchoring group and a bromo (DPPBr) or dicyanovinyl (DPPCN2) group, and a dyad consisting of a DPP unit linked to a naphthalenediimide group (DPP-NDI), were investigated both in solution and grafted on mesoporous NiO films. Femtosecond transient absorption measurements indicate that ultrafast hole injection occurred predominantly on a timescale of ∼200 fs, whereas the subsequent charge recombination occurred on a surprisingly wide range of timescales, from tens of ps to tens of μs; this kinetic heterogeneity is much greater than is typically observed for dye-sensitized TiO2 or ZnO. Also, in contrast to what is typically observed for dye-sensitized TiO2, there was no significant dependence on the excitation power of the recombination kinetics, which can be explained by the hole density being comparatively higher near the valence band of NiO before excitation. The additional acceptor group in DPP-NDI provided a rapid electron shift and stabilized charge separation up to the μs timescale. This enabled efficient (∼95%) regeneration of NDI by a Co(III)(dtb)3 electrolyte (dtb = 4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine), according to transient absorption measurements. The regeneration of DPPBr and DPPCN2 by Co(III)(dtb)3 was instead inefficient, as most recombination for these dyes occurred on the sub-ns timescale. The transient spectroscopy data thus corroborated the trend of the published photovoltaic properties of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on these dyes on mesoporous NiO, and show the potential of a design strategy with a secondary acceptor bound to the dye. The study identifies rapid initial recombination between the dye and NiO as the main obstacle to obtaining high efficiencies in NiO-based DSSCs; these recombination components may be overlooked when studies are conducted using only methods with ns resolution or slower.
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- Lei Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, Uppsala SE75120, Sweden.
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Guo XW, Li JS, Sang XJ, Chen WL, Su ZM, Wang EB. Three Keggin-Type Transition Metal-Substituted Polyoxometalates as Pure Inorganic Photosensitizers for p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Chemistry 2016; 22:3234-3238. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201504497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Xiang-Wei Guo
- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education; Department of Chemistry; Northeast Normal University; Changchun, Jilin 130024 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education; Department of Chemistry; Northeast Normal University; Changchun, Jilin 130024 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education; Department of Chemistry; Northeast Normal University; Changchun, Jilin 130024 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education; Department of Chemistry; Northeast Normal University; Changchun, Jilin 130024 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education; Department of Chemistry; Northeast Normal University; Changchun, Jilin 130024 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education; Department of Chemistry; Northeast Normal University; Changchun, Jilin 130024 P. R. China
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Wei L, Jiang L, Yuan S, Ren X, Zhao Y, Wang Z, Zhang M, Shi L, Li D. Valence Band Edge Shifts and Charge-transfer Dynamics in Li-Doped NiO Based p-type DSSCs. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ballard N, Mecerreyes D, Asua JM. Redox Active Compounds in Controlled Radical Polymerization and Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Mutual Solutions to Disparate Problems. Chemistry 2015; 21:18516-27. [PMID: 26449200 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201503098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Controlled radical polymerization (CRP) and dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are two fields of research that at an initial glance appear to have little in common. However, despite their obvious differences, both in application and in scientific nature, a closer look reveals a striking similarity between many of the compounds widely used as control agents in radical polymerization and as redox couples in dye-sensitized solar cells. Herein, we review the various redox active compounds used and examine the characteristics that give them the ability to perform this dual function. In addition we explore the advances in the understanding of the structural features that enhance their activity in both CRP and DSSCs. It is hoped that such a comparison will be conducive to improving process performance in both fields.
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- Nicholas Ballard
- POLYMAT and Departamento de Química Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Joxe Mari Korta Zentroa, Tolosa Hiribidea 72, Donostia-San Sebastián, 20018 (Spain).
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- POLYMAT and Departamento de Química Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Joxe Mari Korta Zentroa, Tolosa Hiribidea 72, Donostia-San Sebastián, 20018 (Spain)
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- POLYMAT and Departamento de Química Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Joxe Mari Korta Zentroa, Tolosa Hiribidea 72, Donostia-San Sebastián, 20018 (Spain)
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Xiang W, Chen D, Caruso RA, Cheng YB, Bach U, Spiccia L. The Effect of the Scattering Layer in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Employing a Cobalt-Based Aqueous Gel Electrolyte. CHEMSUSCHEM 2015; 8:3704-3711. [PMID: 26391901 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201500627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Revised: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We developed an aqueous gel electrolyte based on the [Co(bpy)3](2+/3+) (bpy=2,2'-bipyridine) redox mediator for use in n-type dye-sensitized solar cells. Application of this electrolyte in combination with titania nanoparticle-based photoanodes and mesoporous titania bead scattering layers resulted in devices with efficiencies of 4.1% under simulated AM 1.5 sunlight, compared with 3.5% for devices using scattering layers made from a commercial paste. This difference was largely a result of a 25% improvement in the short-circuit current density and was ascribed to lower diffusion resistance for the gel electrolyte within mesoporous TiO2 beads, as confirmed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Transient photocurrent measurements identified mass-diffusion problems for DSCs employing the commercial TiO2 paste. Moreover, under continuous 1 sun illumination, the devices based on an aqueous gel electrolyte displayed higher stability relative to those assembled with the corresponding liquid electrolyte.
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- Wanchun Xiang
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Victoria, 3800, Australia
- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Hubei, 430070, China
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- PFPC, School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- PFPC, School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
- Manufacturing, Flexible Electronics Theme, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Clayton South,Victoria 3169, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Victoria, 3800, Australia
- Manufacturing, Flexible Electronics Theme, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Clayton South,Victoria 3169, Australia
- Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, 151 Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Victoria, 3800, Australia.
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Perera IR, Daeneke T, Makuta S, Yu Z, Tachibana Y, Mishra A, Bäuerle P, Ohlin CA, Bach U, Spiccia L. Application of the Tris(acetylacetonato)iron(III)/(II) Redox Couple in p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201409877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Perera IR, Daeneke T, Makuta S, Yu Z, Tachibana Y, Mishra A, Bäuerle P, Ohlin CA, Bach U, Spiccia L. Application of the Tris(acetylacetonato)iron(III)/(II) Redox Couple in p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:3758-62. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201409877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Revised: 11/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Zhang F, Yu P, Shen W, Li M, He R. Effect of “push–pull” sensitizers with modified conjugation bridges on the performance of p-type dye-sensitized solar cells. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra09263a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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P-type “push–pull” sensitizers with modified conjugation bridges (thiophene units and pyrimidine units) are investigated theoretically.
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- Fengying Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Southwest University
- Chongqing 400715
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Southwest University
- Chongqing 400715
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Southwest University
- Chongqing 400715
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Southwest University
- Chongqing 400715
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Southwest University
- Chongqing 400715
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Pashaei B, Shahroosvand H, Abbasi P. Transition metal complex redox shuttles for dye-sensitized solar cells. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra13088c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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This review provides an in-depth investigation into exciting alternative electrolyte shuttles in DSSCs and the various advantages that they provide, such as high conversion efficiency and non-corrosive properties.
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Yu M, Draskovic TI, Wu Y. Cu(I)-based delafossite compounds as photocathodes in p-type dye-sensitized solar cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:5026-33. [PMID: 24477758 DOI: 10.1039/c3cp55457k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The research of p-type dye-sensitized solar cells (p-DSSCs) has attracted growing attention because of the potential for integration with conventional n-type DSSCs (n-DSSCs) into the more efficient tandem-DSSCs. However, to date the performance of p-DSSCs is lagging behind that of n-DSSCs. One main reason is the lack of optimal photocathode materials. This article reviews the most recent progress in utilizing Cu(I)-based delafossite compounds, CuMO2 (M = Al, Ga or Cr), as photocathodes in p-DSSCs. As alternative materials to the commonly used NiO, the CuMO2 compounds have their intrinsic advantages such as lower valence band edge, larger optical bandgap and higher conductivity. By providing an insight into these materials and their applications in p-DSSCs, this perspective aims to stimulate more exciting research in the development of p-DSSCs as well as of tandem-DSSCs.
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- Mingzhe Yu
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
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Weidelener M, Powar S, Kast H, Yu Z, Boix PP, Li C, Müllen K, Geiger T, Kuster S, Nüesch F, Bach U, Mishra A, Bäuerle P. Synthesis and Characterization of Organic Dyes with Various Electron-Accepting Substituents for p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Chem Asian J 2014; 9:3251-63. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201402654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2014] [Revised: 06/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Wang H, Zeng X, Huang Z, Zhang W, Qiao X, Hu B, Zou X, Wang M, Cheng YB, Chen W. Boosting the photocurrent density of p-type solar cells based on organometal halide perovskite-sensitized mesoporous NiO photocathodes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:12609-12617. [PMID: 24972278 DOI: 10.1021/am5025963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The p-n tandem design of a sensitized solar cell is a novel concept holding the potential to overcome the efficiency limitation of conventional single-junction sensitized solar cells. Significant improvement of the photocurrent density (Jsc) of the p-type half-cell is a prerequisite for the realization of a highly efficient p-n tandem cell in the future. This study has demonstrated effective photocathodes based on novel organometal halide perovskite-sensitized mesoporous NiO in liquid-electrolyte-based p-type solar cells. An acceptably high Jsc up to 9.47 mA cm(-2) and efficiency up to 0.71% have been achieved on the basis of the CH3NH3PbI3/NiO solar cell at 100 mW cm(-2) light intensity, which are significantly higher than those of any previously reported liquid-electrolyte-based p-type solar cells based on sensitizers of organic dyes or inorganic quantum dots. The dense blocking layer made by spray pyrolysis of nickel acetylacetonate holds the key to determining the current flow direction of the solar cells. High hole injection efficiency at the perovskite/NiO interface and high hole collection efficiency through the mesoporous NiO network have been proved by time-resolved photoluminescence and transient photocurrent/photovoltage decay measurements. The limitation of these p-type solar cells primarily rests with the adverse light absorption by the NiO mesoporous film; the secondary limitation arises from the highly viscous ethyl acetate-based electrolyte, which is helpful for the solar cell stability but hinders fluent diffusion into the pore channels, giving rise to a nonlinear dependence of Jsc on the light intensity.
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- Huan Wang
- Michael Grätzel Centre for Mesoscopic Solar Cells, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430074, China
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Tian H, Xu B, Chen H, Johansson EMJ, Boschloo G. Solid-state perovskite-sensitized p-type mesoporous nickel oxide solar cells. CHEMSUSCHEM 2014; 7:2150-2153. [PMID: 24764196 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201402032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Revised: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Perovskite has been adopted as photosensitizer to develop solid state p-type mesoporous nickel oxide (NiO) dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) employing PCBM as electron conductor. The optimal device achieved an efficiency of 1.5% with an impressive open circuit voltage of more than 800 mV, which is the record of solar cell based on p-type mesoporous NiO electrode. This result shows the potential for building highly efficient p-type NiO solar cells as stand-alone device.
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- Haining Tian
- Organic Chemistry, Centre of Molecular Devices, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44, Stockholm (Sweden); Current address: Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry-Ångström, Uppsala University (UU), 751 20 Uppsala (Sweden). ,
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Du S, Cheng P, Sun P, Wang B, Cai Y, Liu F, Zheng J, Lu G. Highly efficiency p-type dye sensitized solar cells based on polygonal star-morphology Cu2O material of photocathodes. Chem Res Chin Univ 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-014-4020-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Odobel F, Pellegrin Y, Anne FB, Jacquemin D. Molecular Engineering of Efficient Dyes for p-Type Semiconductor Sensitization. HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-01988-8_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Huang Z, Zeng X, Wang H, Zhang W, Li Y, Wang M, Cheng YB, Chen W. Enhanced performance of p-type dye sensitized solar cells based on mesoporous Ni1−xMgxO ternary oxide films. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra09727k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Mesoporous Ni1−xMgxO ternary oxides are used as highly efficient photocathodes in p type dye-sensitized solar cells.
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- Zhanfeng Huang
- Michael Gratzel Centre for Mesoscopic Solar Cells
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan, China
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- Michael Gratzel Centre for Mesoscopic Solar Cells
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan, China
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- Michael Gratzel Centre for Mesoscopic Solar Cells
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan, China
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- Michael Gratzel Centre for Mesoscopic Solar Cells
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan, China
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- Michael Gratzel Centre for Mesoscopic Solar Cells
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan, China
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- Michael Gratzel Centre for Mesoscopic Solar Cells
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan, China
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- Michael Gratzel Centre for Mesoscopic Solar Cells
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan, China
- Department of Materials Engineering
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- Michael Gratzel Centre for Mesoscopic Solar Cells
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan, China
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Sobuś J, Ziółek M. Optimization of absorption bands of dye-sensitized and perovskite tandem solar cells based on loss-in-potential values. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:14116-26. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp01937g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The dependence of best sunlight conversion efficiency and optimum absorption onset of the first sub-cell on the loss-in-potential (VL) and the number of sub-cells in tandem solar cells.
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- Jan Sobuś
- NanoBioMedical Centre
- Adam Mickiewicz University
- 61-614 Poznan, Poland
- Quantum Electronics Laboratory
- Faculty of Physics
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- Quantum Electronics Laboratory
- Faculty of Physics
- Adam Mickiewicz University
- 61-614 Poznan, Poland
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Neue Mitglieder der Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina und der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften / Akademiepreis der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften: H. Cölfen / Dr.-Hermann-Schnell-Stipendium: F. H. Sc. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201308236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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New Members of the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina and the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Academy / Prize of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities: H. Cölfen / Dr. Hermann Schnell Fellowship: F. H. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201308236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Kashif MK, Nippe M, Duffy NW, Forsyth CM, Chang CJ, Long JR, Spiccia L, Bach U. Stable Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Electrolytes Based on Cobalt(II)/(III) Complexes of a Hexadentate Pyridyl Ligand. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:5527-31. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201300070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2013] [Revised: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Kashif MK, Nippe M, Duffy NW, Forsyth CM, Chang CJ, Long JR, Spiccia L, Bach U. Stable Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Electrolytes Based on Cobalt(II)/(III) Complexes of a Hexadentate Pyridyl Ligand. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201300070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Bai J, Xu X, Xu L, Cui J, Huang D, Chen W, Cheng Y, Shen Y, Wang M. Potassium-doped zinc oxide as photocathode material in dye-sensitized solar cells. CHEMSUSCHEM 2013; 6:622-629. [PMID: 23509075 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201200935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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ZnO nanoparticles are doped with K and applied in p-type dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). The microstructure and dynamics of hole transportation and recombination are investigated. The morphology of the K-doped ZnO nanoparticles shows a homogeneous distribution with sizes in the range 30-40 nm. When applied in p-type DSCs in combination with C343 as sensitizer, the K-doped ZnO nanoparticles achieve a photovoltaic power conversion efficiency of 0.012 % at full-intensity sunlight. A further study on the device by transient photovoltage/photocurrent decay measurements shows that the K-doped ZnO nanoparticles have an appreciable hole diffusion coefficient (ca. 10(-6) cm(2) s(-1) ). Compared to the widely used p-type NiO nanoparticles, this advantage is crucial for further improving the efficiency of p-type DSCs.
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- Jie Bai
- Michael Grätzel Center for Mesoscopic Solar Cells, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430074, PR China
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Royal Australian Chemical Institute National Awards / WATOC Schrödinger Medal: S. Grimme / Vice-President of the Académie des Sciences: B. Meunier / Rutherford Medal, MacDiarmid Medal, and Hector Medal: M. Brimble. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201301002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Royal Australian Chemical Institute National Awards / WATOC-Schrödinger-Medaille: S. Grimme / / Vizepräsident der Académie des Sciences: B. Meunier / Rutherford-Medaille, MacDiarmid-Medaille und Hector-Medaille: M. Brimble. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201301002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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