Fullerene photoelectrochemical solar cells

被引:34
作者
Licht, S [1 ]
Khaselev, O
Ramakrishnan, PA
Faiman, D
Katz, EA
Shames, A
Goren, S
机构
[1] Technion Israel Inst Technol, Dept Chem, IL-32000 Haifa, Israel
[2] Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Jacob Blaustein Inst Desert Res, Ben Gurion Natl Solar Energy Ctr, IL-84990 Sede Boqer, Israel
[3] Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Dept Phys, IL-84105 Beer Sheva, Israel
关键词
fullerene; solar cell; photoelectrochemistry;
D O I
10.1016/S0927-0248(97)00014-7
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
The photoelectrochemistry of single crystal C-60 and fullerene photoelectrochemical solar cells is studied. Illuminated and immersed, C-60 is shown to drive oxidation of several solution-phase redox couples. Utilization of a photoelectrochemical solid/liquid junction, rather than solid-state photovoltaic junction, improves the observed photocurrent. Utilization of a single crystal, rather than a polycrystalline him, of C-60 decreases dark current to the extent that light-driven charge transfer dominates. The spectral response and current-voltage behaviour in several electrolytes is studied. A low-power fullerene photoelectrochemical solar cell, utilizing a regenerative polyiodide and ferri/ferrocyanide redox couple, is demonstrated.
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页码:9 / 19
页数:11
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