Efficiency improvement in solid-state-dye-sensitized photovoltaics with an amphiphilic Ruthenium-dye
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چکیده
We report a solid-state-dye-sensitized solar cell with an efficiency of 4% over the standard air mass 1.5 spectrum s100 mW/cm2d. This was made possible by using an amphiphilic dye with hydrophobic spacers. We dense layer on the TiO2 surface w as anchors and with its hydrophobic isolating chains as blocking layer between hole conductor and TiO2. In addition we studied the dependence of the thickness of the nanoporous TiO2 layer and the device performance. These results show the high potential for solid-state-dye-sensitized solar cells to compete with amorphous silicon cells as low-cost alternative. © 2005 American Institute of Physics. [DOI: 10.1063/1.1844032]
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