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Integrating a Triplet-triplet Annihilation Up-conversion System to Enhance Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Response to Sub-bandgap Light

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Highly efficient monolithic dye-sensitized solar cells.

Jeong Kwon¹, Nam-Gyu Park, Jun Young Lee

¹School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

|February 26, 2013

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Highly efficient monolithic dye-sensitized solar cells (M-DSSCs) were achieved using a conductive polymer and macroporous spacer. This advancement overcomes previous efficiency limitations in M-DSSCs and offers potential for flexible solar cell applications.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Renewable Energy
Photovoltaics

Background:

Monolithic dye-sensitized solar cells (M-DSSCs) offer cost reduction by eliminating transparent conducting oxide substrates.
Conventional M-DSSCs suffer from low efficiency due to counter electrode and spacer layer limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop highly efficient M-DSSCs by addressing limitations in counter electrode and spacer materials.
To investigate the performance of novel M-DSSCs incorporating conductive polymers and macroporous polymer spacers.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of M-DSSCs utilizing a conductive polymer (PEDOT) and macroporous polymer spacer layers.
Characterization of device performance, including power conversion efficiency (PCE).
Application and testing of PEDOT/polymer spacer layers in flexible DSSCs.

Main Results:

Achieved a power conversion efficiency of 7.73% for M-DSSCs with a PEDOT/polymer spacer layer.
This represents the highest reported efficiency for M-DSSCs to date.
Demonstrated the successful application of these layers in flexible DSSCs, with further performance investigation.

Conclusions:

The combination of a highly conductive polymer and macroporous polymer spacer layers significantly enhances M-DSSC efficiency.
This approach overcomes key impediments in conventional monolithic devices.
The developed PEDOT/polymer spacer layers show promise for improving flexible dye-sensitized solar cell technology.