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- Dye-sensitized solar cell
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- Tribhuvan University
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Nickel Selenide Nanoparticles as a Cheap Alternative for Pt-Counter Electrode in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
摘要: Colloidal nickel selenide nanocrystals (NCs) of two different compositions i.e., Ni3Se2 and Ni3Se4, where one is Ni-rich while another is Se-rich are synthesized using the hot injection method by merely changing the injection and growth temperature while keeping the rest of the reaction conditions like solvent, ligands, amount of precursors and reaction time identical. These nanocrystals exhibit electrocatalytic activity in the reduction of triiodide (I?3) to iodide (3I?), therefore employed as counter electrodes (CE) in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). The DSC based on nickel selenides displays an efficiency of 6.4%, comparable to the Pt-based cells prepared by us.
关键词: Ni3Se4,Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell,Ni3Se2,Counter Electrode
更新于2025-10-22 19:40:53
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Modification of TiO <sub/>2</sub> (1?1?0)/organic hole transport layer interface energy levels by a dipolar perylene derivative
摘要: Our photoemission study reveals that the work function of TiO2(1 1 0) decreases by up to 1.5 eV upon deposition of 9-(bis-(p-(tert-octyl)phenyl)amino)-perylene-3,4-dicarboxylic anhydride (BOPA-PDCA). This effect is attributed to a chemical reaction of TiO2(1 1 0) and the molecular anhydride group, as well as the molecular dipole. Analysis of the film thickness dependent photoemission and metastable atom electron spectroscopy data reveals that for low coverage the perylene backbone of BOPA-PDCA is almost parallel to the substrate surface and higher coverage leads to an orientational transition to essentially upright standing molecules. Comparing the energy-level alignment between TiO2(1 1 0) and the hole transport materials N,N′-bis(1-naphthyl)-N,N′-diphenyl-1,1′-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine (NPB) without and with the BOPA-PDCA interlayer, we find that the perylene derivative has a positive impact on the level alignment for dye-sensitized solar cells with high open-circuit voltages.
关键词: solid state dye-sensitized solar cell,titanium dioxide,energy-level alignment,ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy,metastable atom electron spectroscopy,perylene
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Edge/Defect-rich, Metallic, and Oxygen-heteroatom-doped WS2 Superstructure with Superior Electrocatalytic Performance for Green Solar Energy Conversion
摘要: Two-dimensional tungsten sulfide is widely applied in electrocatalysis field. However, WS2 possesses catalytic active sites located at the layer edge and an inert surface for catalysis. Therefore, increasing the exposure of active sites at the edge and effectively activating the inert sites on the surface is important challenges. Here, we synthesize edge/defect-rich and oxygen-heteroatom-doped WS2 (ED-O-WS2) superstructure. The power-conversion efficiency (PCE) of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) based on ED-O-WS2 counter electrode reach 10.36% (under 1 Sun, AM 1.5, 100 mW cm?2) and 11.19% (under 40 mW cm?2). These values are, to our knowledge, the highest reported efficiency for DSCs based on Pt-free counter electrodes in I3-/I- electrolytes. Analysis of micro-nano structure and electrocatalytic mechanism indicate that ED-O-WS2 exhibit metallic properties in the electrolyte, and that rich edge/defect and oxygen doping in ED-O-WS2 play an important role in improving the catalytic activity of WS2. Moreover, ED-O-WS2 displays better catalytic reversibility for I3-/I- electrolytes than that of noble metal Pt.
关键词: WS2,green solar energy conversion,dye-sensitized solar cells,counter electrode
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Design and Implementation of Digital Phase Locked Loop for Single-Phase Grid-Tied PV Inverters
摘要: The rational design of porphyrin sensitizers is always crucial for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), since the change of only a single atom can have a significant influence on the photovoltaic performance. We incorporated the pyridothiadiazole group, as a stronger electron-withdrawing group, into the commonly well-established skeleton of D-porphyrin-triple bond-acceptor sensitizers by a single atom change for a well-known strong electron-withdrawing benzothiadiazole (BTD) unit as an auxiliary acceptor. The impact of the pyridothiadiazole group on the optical; electrochemical; and photovoltaic properties of D–π–A porphyrin sensitizers was investigated with comparison for a benzothiadiazole-substituted SGT-020 porphyrin. The pyridothiadiazole-substituted SGT-024 porphyrin dye was red-shifted so that the absorption range might be expected to achieve higher light harvest efficiency (LHE) than the SGT-020 porphyrin. However, all the devices were fabricated by utilizing SGT-020 and SGT-024, evaluated and found to achieve a cell efficiency of 10.3% for SGT-020-based DSSC but 4.2% for SGT-024-based DSSC under standard global AM 1.5G solar light conditions. The main reason is the lower charge collection efficiency of SGT-024-based DSSC than SGT-020-based DSSC, which can be attributed to the tilted dye adsorption mode on the TiO2 photoanode. This may allow for faster charge recombination, which eventually leads to lower Jsc, Voc and power conversion efficiency (PCE).
关键词: D–π–A structural porphyrin,charge collection efficiency,acceptor units,charge recombination,dye-sensitized solar cells
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Adsorption Dynamics of Redox Active Species onto Polarized Surfaces of Sensitized NiO
摘要: Mesoporous NiO films were deposited by means of a screen printing technique onto fluorine-doped tin oxide transparent electrodes and consequently sensitized with Erythrosin B (EryB) dye. The obtained colored NiO material was used as a working electrode in a three-electrode cell to study the evolution of the triple semiconductor/dye/electrolyte interface upon electrochemical polarization in dark conditions. The electrolyte was a solution of I3?/I? in acetonitrile, with the redox couple representing the typical redox shuttle of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). The adopted electrochemical conditions were devised in order to simulate the actual electrical environment of the NiO/dye photocathode in a light-soaked DSC. The use of a benchmark sensitizer EryB and of the most widely used redox mediator I3?/I? is particularly meaningful for the study of the adsorption dynamics and the determination of possible degradative phenomena on the basis of the behavior of numerous analogue systems. Therefore, for the first time, the evolution of the NiO/EryB/I3?/I? multiple interface was investigated combining the electrochemical characterization with ex situ spectroscopic analysis by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The resulting picture shows that EryB in the immobilized state promotes the redox processes based on the I3?/I? couple. Moreover, the EryB sensitizer inhibits the phenomena of recombination between the metal oxide semiconductor and the redox couple.
关键词: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,Sensitized NiO,Dye-sensitized solar cells,Redox active species,Adsorption dynamics,Polarized surfaces
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Stable Molecular Surface Modification of Nanostructured, Mesoporous Metal Oxide Photoanodes by Silane and Click Chemistry
摘要: Binding functional molecules to nanostructured mesoporous metal oxide surfaces provides a way to derivatize metal oxide semiconductors for applications in dye-sensitized photoelectrosynthesis cells (DSPECs). The commonly used anchoring groups, phosphonates and carboxylates, are unstable as surface links to oxide surfaces at neutral and high pH, leading to rapid desorption of appended molecules. A synthetically versatile molecular attachment strategy based on initial surface-modification with a silyl azide followed by click chemistry is described here. It has been used for the stable installation of surface-bound metal complexes. The resulting surfaces are highly stabilized toward complex loss with excellent thermal, photochemical, and electrochemical stabilities. The procedure involves binding 3-azidopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTMS) to nanostructured mesoporous TiO2 or tin-doped indium oxide (ITO) electrodes by silane attachment followed by azide-terminated, Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reactions with an alkyne-derivatized ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complex. The chromophore-modified electrodes display enhanced photochemical and electrochemical stabilities compared to phosphonate surface binding with extended photoelectrochemical oxidation of hydroquinone for more than ~6 h with no significant decay.
关键词: DSPECs,photostability,stability,silane chemistry,electrostability,Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes,click chemistry,Dye-sensitized,photoanode
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Dye-sensitized solar cell-thermoelectric hybrid generator utilizing bipolar conduction in a unified element
摘要: The dye-sensitized solar cell-thermoelectric hybrid generator (DS-TEG), which is a hybridization of a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) and a thermoelectric generator (TEG) not at the structural level but in terms of material-level unification, is presented. The Pt-coated TE element provides electrons to the iodide/triiodide electrolyte to lower the redox barrier. This promotes the reduction of triiodide, resulting in a dramatic increase in the electron recombination lifetime. The available charge density, carrier diffusion coefficient and effective diffusion length were significantly increased when utilizing both types of carriers and acceleration in an iodide/triiodide reduction reaction in the unified DS-TEG.
关键词: Dye-sensitized solar cell,synergetic effect,dye-sensitized thermoelectric hybrid generator,thermoelectric element,triiodide reduction rate
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Highly Efficient Dye-sensitized Solar Cells with Composited Food Dyes
摘要: As a representative of third generation solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) possesses advantages of easy fabrication and relatively high-power conversion efficiency (PCE). However, the commonly used dyes (such as N719, N3, C217, and Z907) in DSSCs are expensive and toxic. Herein, the non-toxic food dyes, including Amaranth, Sunset Yellow, and Erythrosin B, were explored for DSSC applications. Particularly, this is the first time to combine two of food dyes for DSSCs, leading to a remarkable increase of PCE. Furthermore, a correlation was identified between the PCE and the composition of combined dyes. The ZnO-based DSSC with combined Amaranth and Erythrosin B dyes exhibited the highest PCE of 2.64%.
关键词: Amaranth,Sunset Yellow,dye-sensitized solar cells,Erythrosin B,non-toxic food dye
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Biomass-derived carbon boosted catalytic properties of tungsten-based nanohybrids for accelerating the triiodide reduction in dye-sensitized solar cells
摘要: Manganese tungstate (MWO), zinc tungstate (ZWO), and copper tungstate (CWO) embedded biomass-derived carbon (MWO-C, ZWO-C, CWO-C) was synthesized by hydrothermal treatment and investigated as counter electrode (CE) catalyst to test electrochemical activity. Biomass-derived carbon was used as the shape controlling agent, which changed the morphology of MWO from spherical to spindle-like. Owing to the synergistic effect between tungsten-based bimetal oxides and biomass-derived carbon, the MWO-C, ZWO-C, and CWO-C catalysts exhibited enhanced electrochemical performance in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) system. The MWO-C, ZWO-C and CWO-C catalysts in DSSCs showed outstanding power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 7.33%, 7.61%, and 6.52%, respectively, as compared with 7.04% for Pt based devices. Biomass-derived carbon improves the catalytic properties of tungsten-based nanohybrids. The results showed that biomass-derived carbon-enhanced inorganic compound as CE catalysts are promising alternatives to Pt-based CE catalysts for energy conversion devices.
关键词: Triiodide reduction reaction,Counter electrode catalyst,Biomass-derived carbon,Tungsten-based nanohybrids,Dye-sensitized solar cells
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Trap State and Charge Recombination in Nanocrystalline Passivized Conductive and Photoelectrode Interface of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
摘要: The dynamic competition between electron generation and recombination was found to be a bottleneck restricting the development of high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Introducing a passivation layer on the surface of the TiO2 photoelectrode material plays a crucial role in separating the charge by preventing the recombination of photogenerated electrons with the oxidized species. This study aims to understand in detail the kinetics of the electron recombination process of a DSSC fabricated with a conductive substrate and photoelectrode film, both passivized with a layer of nanocrystalline TiO2. Interestingly, the coating, which acted as a passivation layer, suppressed the back-electron transfer and improved the overall performance of the integrated DSSC. The passivation layer reduced the exposed site of the fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO)–electrolyte interface, thereby reducing the dark current phenomenon. In addition, the presence of the passivation layer reduced the rate of electron recombination related to the surface state recombination, as well as the trapping/de-trapping phenomenon. The photovoltaic properties of the nanocrystalline-coated DSSC, such as short-circuit current, open-circuit voltage, and fill factor, showed significant improvement compared to the un-coated photoelectrode film. The overall performance efficiency improved by about 22% compared to the un-coated photoelectrode-based DSSC.
关键词: Electron recombination,electrochemical analysis,nanocrystalline coating,Dye-sensitized solar cell,passivation layer
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01