Issue 14, 2011
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Chemical Communications

Effect of coadsorbent properties on the photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells†

Jongchul Lim,a   Young Soo Kwona  and  Taiho Park*a  

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a Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San31, Nam-gu, Pohang, Kyoungbuk, Korea
E-mail: taihopark@postech.ac.kr
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Abstract

Stearic acid as a coadsorbent, which has a low dipole moment and high solubility, retarded the rate of dye adsorption during the competitive anchoring process on the TiO2 layer in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs), thereby increasing the content of strongly bound dye on the TiO2 surface. This resulted in an approximately 25% improvement in both JSC and the power conversion efficiency of the DSCs, even for much lower dye coverage.

Graphical abstract: Effect of coadsorbent properties on the photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC04999A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Nov 2010
Accepted
15 Feb 2011
First published
02 Mar 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 4147-4149

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Effect of coadsorbent properties on the photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells

J. Lim, Y. S. Kwon and T. Park, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 4147 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC04999A

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