Carbazole dye with phosphonic acid anchoring groups for long-term heat stability of dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 131, Issue , 2014, Pages 174-183

  Murakami, Takurou N ^a   Yoshida, Eri ^a   Koumura, Nagatoshi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acceptor; Dye sensitized solar cell; Long term stability; Organic dye; Phosphonic acid anchoring group

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ACCEPTOR; ANCHORING GROUPS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; LONG TERM STABILITY; ORGANIC DYE;

STABILITY;

EID: 84901232875     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.12.013     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. L. Han, A. Islam, H. Chen, C. Malapaka, B. Chiranjeevi, S. Zhang, X. Yang, and M. Yanagida High-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cell with a novel co-adsorbent Energy Environ. Sci. 5 2012 6057
2. F. Sauvage, S. Chhor, A. Marchioro, J.-E. Moser, and M. Grätzel Butyronitrile-based electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133 2011 13103
3. N. Kato, Y. Takeda, K. Higuchi, A. Takeichi, E. Sudo, H. Tanaka, T. Motohiro, T. Sano, and T. Toyoda Degradation analysis of dye-sensitized solar cell module after long-term stability test under outdoor working condition Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 93 2009 893
4. P.M. Sommeling, M. Späth, H.J.P. Smit, N.J. Bakker, and J.M. Kroon Long-term stability testing of dye-sensitized solar cells J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 164 2004 137
5. T. Toyoda, T. Sano, J. Nakajima, S. Doi, S. Fukumoto, A. Ito, T. Tohyama, M. Yoshida, T. Kanagawa, T. Motohiro, T. Shiga, K. Higuchi, H. Tanaka, Y. Takeda, T. Fukano, N. Katoh, A. Takeichi, K. Takechi, and M. Shiozawa Outdoor performance of large scale DSC modules J. Photochem. Photobiol., A 164 2004 203
6. P. Wang, S.M. Zakeeruddin, J. Moser, M.K. Nazeeruddin, T. Sekiguchi, and M. Grätzel A stable quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell with an amphiphilic ruthenium sensitizer and polymer gel electrolyte Nat. Mater. 2 2003 402
7. P. Wyss, T. Moehl, S.M. Zakeeruddin, and M. Grätzel Influence of cations of the electrolyte on the performance and stability of dye sensitized solar cells J. Mater. Chem. 22 2012 24424
8. H. Matsui, K. Okada, T. Kitamura, and N. Tanabe Thermal stability of dye-sensitized solar cells with current collecting grid Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 93 2009 1110
9. 2 films Langmuir 18 2002 952
10. N. Koumura, Z. Wang, S. Mori, M. Miyashita, E. Suzuki, and K. Hara Alkyl-functionalized organic dyes for efficient molecular photovoltaics J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128 2006 14256
11. N. Koumura, Z. Wang, S. Mori, M. Miyashita, E. Suzuki, and K. Hara Alkyl-functionalized organic dyes for efficient molecular photovoltaics [J Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 14256-14257]. 130 2008 4202
12. Z. Wang, N. Koumura, Y. Cui, M. Miyashita, S. Mori, and K. Hara Exploitation of ionic liquid electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells by molecular modification of organic-dye sensitizers Chem. Mater. 21 2009 2810
13. K. Hara, Z. Wang, Y. Cui, A. Furube, and N. Koumura Long-term stability of organic-dye-sensitized solar cells based on an alkyl-functionalized carbazole dye Energy Environ. Sci. 2 2009 1109
14. 2 solar cell J. Phys. Chem. B 107 2003 8981
15. 2 substrates for dye-sensitized solar cell applications J. Phys. Chem. C 114 2010 6054
16. 2 surfaces in dye-sensitized solar cells: Interplay of theory and experiment Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 14 2012 15963
17. 2 anatase (101) surface investigated by periodic hybrid HF-DFT computations Surf. Sci. 582 2005 49
18. P.H. Mutin, G. Guerrero, and A. Vioux Hybrid materials from organophosphorous coupling molecules J. Mater. Chem. 15 2005 3761
19. P. Péchy, F., Rotzinger, Md. K. Nazeeruddin, O., Kohle, S. Md. Zakeeruddin, R. Humphry-Baker, M. Grätzel, Preparation of phosphonated polypyridyl ligands to anchor transition-metal complexes on oxide surfaces: application for the conversion of light to electricity with nanocrystalline TiO2 films, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. (1995) 65. Corrigenda of this report are described in J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. (1995) 1093.
20. S. Rude, O., Kohle, P. Péchy, M. Grätzel, Novel sensitisers for photovoltaic cells. Structural variations of Ru(II) complexes containing 2,6-bis(l-methylbenzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 261 (1997) 129.
21. S.M. Zakeeruddin, M.K. Nazeeruddin, P. Péchy, F.P. Rotzinger, R. Humphry-Baker, K. Kalyanasundaram, and M. Grätzel Molecular engineering of photosensitizers for nanocrystalline solar cells: synthesis and characterization of Ru Dyes based on phosphonated terpyridines Inorg. Chem. 36 1997 5937
22. 2 by phosphonate-derivatized proline assemblies Inorg. Chem. 38 1999 3665
23. S.G. Yan, J.S. Prieskorn, Y. Kim, and J.T. Hupp In search of the inverted region: chromophore-based driving force dependence of interfacial electron transfer reactivity at the nanocrystalline titanium dioxide semiconductor/ solution interface J. Phys. Chem. B 104 2000 10871
24. I. Gillaizeau-Gauthier, F. Odobel, M. Alebbi, R. Argazzi, E. Costa, C.A. Bignozzi, P. Qu, and G.J. Meyer Phosphonate-based bipyridine dyes for stable photovoltaic devices Inorg. Chem. 40 2001 6073
25. 2 solar cell using bis-phosphonated bipyridine ligands (L) Inorg. Chem. 42 2003 6655
26. 2 on Visible light reactivity in aqueous suspensions J. Phys. Chem. B 108 2004 14093
27. P. Wang, C. Klein, J. Moser, R. Humphry-Baker, N. Cevey-Ha, R. Charvet, P. Comte, S.M. Zakeeruddin, and M. Grätzel Amphiphilic ruthenium sensitizer with 4,4′-diphosphonic acid-2,2′-bipyridine as anchoring ligand for nanocrystalline dye sensitized solar cells J. Phys. Chem. B 108 2004 17553
28. S. Nakade, T. Kanzaki, Y. Wada, and S. Yanagida Stepped light-induced transient measurements of photocurrent and voltage in dye-sensitized solar cells: application for highly viscous electrolyte systems Langmuir 21 2005 10803
29. M. Miyashita, K. Sunahara, T. Nishikawa, Y. Uemura, N. Koumura, K. Hara, A. Mori, T. Abe, E. Suzuki, and S. Mori Interfacial electron-transfer kinetics in metal-free organic dye-sensitized solar cells: Combined effects of molecular structure of dyes and electrolytes J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130 2008 17874
30. N.W. Duffy, L.M. Peter, R.M.G. Rajapakse, and K.G.U. Wijayantha A novel charge extraction method for the study of electron transport and interfacial transfer in dye sensitised nanocrystalline solar cells Electrochem. Commun. 2 2000 658
31. K. Sunahara, J. Ogawa, and S. Mori A method to measure electron lifetime in dye-sensitized solar cells: Stepped current induced measurement of cell voltage in the dark Electrochem. Commun. 13 2011 1420
32. T.N. Murakami, N. Koumura, T. Uchiyama, Y. Uemura, K. Obuchi, N. Masaki, M. Kimura, and S. Mori Recombination inhibitive structure of organic dyes for cobalt complex redox electrolytes in dye-sensitised solar cells J. Mater. Chem. A 1 2013 792
33. 3) films, J. Phys. Chem. B 108 2004 4818
34. T. Hoshikawa, M. Yamada, R. Kikuchi, and K. Eguchi Impedance analysis of internal resistance affecting the photoelectrochemical performance of dye-sensitized solar cells, J. Electrochem. Soc. 152 2005 E68
35. M. Itagaki, Y. Nakano, I. Shitanda, and K. Watanabe Faradaic impedance to analyze charge recombination in photoelectrode of dye-sensitized solar cell Electrochim. Acta 56 2011 7975
36. F. Fabregat-Santiago, J. Bisquert, G. Garcia-Belmonte, G. Boschloo, and A. Hagfeldt Influence of electrolyte in transport and recombination in dye-sensitized solar cells studied by impedance spectroscopy Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 87 2005 117
37. 2 nanoporous in aqueous solution J. Phys. Chem. B 104 2000 2287
38. G.J. Brug, A.L.G. Van Den Eeden, M. Sluyters-Rehbach, and J.H. Sluyters The analysis of electrode impedances complicated by the presence of a constant phase element J. Electroanal. Chem. 176 1984 275