title: In situ prepared transparent polyaniline electrode and its application in bifacial dye-sensitized solar cells.
abstract: Highly uniform and transparent polyaniline (PANI) electrodes that can be used as counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were prepared by a facile in situ polymerization method. They were used to fabricate a novel bifacially active transparent DSSC, which showed conversion efficiencies of 6.54 and 4.26% corresponding to front- and rear-side illumination, respectively. Meanwhile, the efficiency of the same photoanode employing a Pt counter electrode was 6.69%. Compared to conventional Pt-based DSSCs, the design of the bifacial DSSC fabricated in this work would help to bring down the cost of energy production due to the lower cost of the materials and the higher power-generating efficiency of such devices for their capabilities of utilizing the light from both sides. These promising results highlight the potential application of PANI in cost-effective, transparent DSSCs.
authors.affiliation: School of Physics and Technology, Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro/Nano Structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
authors.forename: Qidong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Tai
authors.forename: Bolei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Bobby
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sebo
authors.forename: Xing-Zhong
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004566:Electrodes; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D012993:Solar Energy
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D004396:Coloring Agents; C416807:polyaniline