Barrier effect of dendrons on TiO2 particles in dye sensitized solar cells

Bongha Shin; Jongok Won; Taewook Son; Yong Soo Kang; Chan Kyung Kim

doi:10.1039/C0CC03851B

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Barrier effect of dendrons on TiO₂ particles in dye sensitized solar cells†‡

Bongha Shin,^a Jongok Won,*^a Taewook Son,^b Yong Soo Kang^b and Chan Kyung Kim^c

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^a Department of Chemistry, Sejong University, 98 Gunja, Gwangjin, Seoul, Korea
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^b WCU Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, 1 Haengdang, Seongdong, Seoul, Korea

^c Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Yonghyun, Nam, Incheon 402-751, Korea

Abstract

The short circuit current of dye sensitised solar cells increased significantly by the simple addition of polyester hydroxyl acetylene bis(hydroxymethyl)propanoic acid dendrons on TiO₂ nanoparticles, resulting in a very high overall energy conversion efficiency.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC03851B
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 14 Sep 2010
Accepted: 08 Nov 2010
First published: 26 Nov 2010

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Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 1734-1736

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Barrier effect of dendrons on TiO₂ particles in dye sensitized solar cells

B. Shin, J. Won, T. Son, Y. S. Kang and C. K. Kim, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 1734 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03851B

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