Issue 62, 2013
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Chemical Communications

A novel ionic liquid–metal complex electrolyte for a remarkable increase in the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells†

Qingqing Miao,a   Suojiang Zhang,*a   Hui Xu,a   Pengmei Zhanga  and  Huanrong Lib  

* Corresponding authors

a Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex System, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
E-mail: sjzhang@home.ipe.ac.cn
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b Hebei Provincial Key Lab of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, P. R. China

Abstract

A novel ionic liquid–metal complex (ILMC) electrolyte was developed for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). A high efficiency of nearly 7% was achieved, which was 69.2% higher compared with an ionic liquid (IL) electrolyte without a metal center. The high conductivity, inhibited electron recombination and longer electron lifetime contribute to the superior performance of the ILMC electrolyte.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC42818D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Apr 2013
Accepted
08 Jun 2013
First published
10 Jun 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 6980-6982

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A novel ionic liquid–metal complex electrolyte for a remarkable increase in the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells

Q. Miao, S. Zhang, H. Xu, P. Zhang and H. Li, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 6980 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC42818D

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