ZnO-based dye solar cell with pure ionic-liquid electrolyte and organic sensitizer: the relevance of the dye-oxide interaction in an ionic-liquid medium

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作者
Guillen, E. [1 ]
Idigoras, J. [1 ]
Berger, T. [1 ]
Anta, J. A. [1 ]
Fernandez-Lorenzo, C. [2 ]
Alcantara, R. [2 ]
Navas, J. [2 ]
Martin-Calleja, J. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Pablo Olavide, Dept Sistemas Fis Quim & Nat, Seville 41013, Spain
[2] Univ Cadiz, Dept Quim Fis, Cadiz 11510, Spain
关键词
HIGH-EFFICIENCY; SOLVENT-FREE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; CONVERSION-EFFICIENCY; CHARGE-TRANSPORT; RECOMBINATION; DIFFUSION; NANOWIRES; ELECTRODEPOSITION;
D O I
10.1039/c0cp00507j
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The use of non-volatile electrolytes and fully organic dyes are key issues in the development of stable dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). In this work we explore the performance of ZnO-based DSCs sensitized with an indoline derivative coded D149 in the presence of a pure ionic-liquid electrolyte. Commercial nanostructured zinc oxide and an electrolyte composed of iodine plus (1) pure 1-propyl-3-methyl imidazolium iodide (PMII) and (2) a blend of PMII with low-viscosity ionic liquids were employed to construct the devices. Without further additives, the fabricated devices exhibit remarkable short-circuit photocurrents and efficiencies under AM1.5 simulated sunlight (up to 10.6 mA cm(-2), 2.9% efficiency, 1 sun, active area = 0.64 cm(2)) due to the high surface area of the ZnO film and the high absorptivity of the D149 dye. Impedance spectroscopy is used to characterize the devices. It is found that the addition of the low-viscosity ionic-liquid improves the transport features (leading to a better photocurrent) but it does not alter the recombination rate. The robustness of the dye-oxide interaction is tested by applying continuous illumination with a Xenon-lamp. It is observed that the photocurrent is reduced at a slow rate due to desorption of the D149 sensitizer in the presence of the ionic liquid. Exploration of alternative ionic-liquid compositions or modification of the ZnO surface is therefore required to make stable devices based on ZnO and fully organic dyes.
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页码:207 / 213
页数:7
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