Influence of the sensitizer adsorption mode on the open-circuit potential of dye-sensitized solar cells.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
We report a combined experimental and theoretical study on the origin of the different open circuit potentials observed in dye-sensitized solar cells using Ru(II)-polypyridyl homoleptic and heteroleptic sensitizers. We have measured the photovoltaic data of different sensitizers and used DFT calculations to analyze the electronic structure of dye-sensitized TiO(2) nanoparticles. Heteroleptic sensitizers adsorb onto TiO(2) via a single bipyridine, leading to a TiO(2) conduction band downshift and overall reduction of the cell open circuit potential.
Medical subject headings
- Coloring Agents
- Electric Power Supplies
- Models, Chemical
- Nanostructures
- Nanotechnology
- Titanium