Mg(OOCCH(3))(2) as an electrolyte additive for quasi-solid dye-sensitized solar cells: with the purpose of enhancing both the photovoltage and photocurrent by modifying the TiO(2)/dye/electrolyte interfaces.
The interface modification effect within quasi-solid dye-sensitized solar cells and the photovoltaic performance were investigated after the introduction of Mg(OOCCH(3))(2) as an additive into a polymer gel electrolyte. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy showed that the addition of Mg(OOCCH(3))(2) into the polymer gel electrolyte can efficiently retard charge recombination at the TiO(2)/electrolyte interface. Mg(OOCCH(3))(2) in the electrolyte can also contribute to the enhancement of the incident photon-to-electron conversion efficiency by modifying the dye molecules. This results in an improvement in the photovoltage and photocurrent due to a barrier layer at the TiO(2)/electrolyte interface and the promotion of charge injection at the dye/TiO(2) interface, respectively. Photovoltaic measurements reveal that a conversion efficiency enhancement from 4.05% to 4.96% under 100 mW cm(-2) is obtained after the amount of Mg(OOCCH(3))(2) added was optimized.
Zhu
Yifeng
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Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Shi
Yantao
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Wang
Liduo
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Gao
Rui
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Ma
Beibei
B
Geng
Yi
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Qiu
Yong
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