Impact of DSSCs structure modification sensitized withphenothiazine derivative on photovoltaic performance

• Autorzy: Gnida, Paweł , Slodek, Aneta , Łapkowski, Mieczysław , Schab-Balcerzak, Ewa
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper presents the results of a study on the modification of dye-sensitized solar cells(DSSCs) using various phenothiazine derivatives, N719, and a mixture of these. The influence of the solvent used to prepare the dye solution, as well as the use of a TiO2 blocking layer, the addition of a co-adsorbent, or a mixture of dyes with N719 are presented. Characterisation of photoanodes was carried out to determine the UV-Vis absorption properties, morphology, and photovoltaic parameters of the fabricated solar cells. The use of different solvents for the preparation of dye solutions resulted in DSSCs efficiencies in the range of 1.55–7.26%. The most advantageous was using an ACN:t-BuOH mixture, which provided the best efficiency. The application of further modifications in the form of the addition of chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), a blocking layer, and the use of a co- sensitization process resulted in an increase in the final efficiency to a value of 8.50%.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

dye-sensitized solar cell; N719; organic dyes; phenothiazine derivatives; co-sensitization

• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 32, No. 4
• Strony: art. no. e152679
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 37 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Gnida, Paweł

• Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, 34 M. Curie-Sklodowskiej Str., 41-819 Zabrze, Poland,

autor

Slodek, Aneta

• Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, 9 Szkolna Str., 40-006 Katowice, Poland

autor

Łapkowski, Mieczysław

• Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, 34 M. Curie-Sklodowskiej Str., 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
• Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, 9 M. Strzody Str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
• Centre for Organic and Nanohybrid Electronics, Silesian University of Technology, 22b Konarskiego Str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

autor

Schab-Balcerzak, Ewa

• Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, 34 M. Curie-Sklodowskiej Str., 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
• Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, 9 Szkolna Str., 40-006 Katowice, Poland

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Uwagi

Part of the research was co-financed by the NCN OPUS-21 project no. 2021/41/B/ST5/03221.

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DOI

10.24425/opelre.2024.152679