太阳能转换染料的结构/功能关系:染料结构的两原子变化及其对电池电压的影响机制
Brian C O'Regan1, Kate Walley, Mindaugas Juozapavicius
1Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom. b.oregan@imperial.ac.uk
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|March 12, 2009
概括
染料敏感太阳能电池 (DSSC) 的染料结构修改会影响与的电子重组,影响光伏. 轻微的结构变化显著改变了重组率,影响了设备的整体性能.
科学领域:
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 电化学 电化学 电化学
- 太阳能光伏发电是如何实现的
背景情况:
- 与的电子重组是染料敏感太阳能电池 (DSSC) 的一个关键限制,减少光伏.
- 旨在改善DSSC的新染料分子可以无意中加速这种重组,从而减少性能增长.
研究的目的:
- 调查染料分子中微妙的结构变化如何影响DSSC中的光伏.
- 阐明染料结构,结合和电子重组率之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 对两个结构相似的染料进行比较研究,两原子的差异.
- 利用一系列实验测量来分析光伏 (V ((oc)) 和重组动力学.
- 关于相关化合物的结亲缘关系的文献综述.
主要成果:
- 染料的两原子结构变化导致了不同的开放电路电压 (V ((oc)).
- 观察到的V ((oc) 的差异被确切地归因于电子重组率的变化.
- 鉴定出在修改部位的结合是影响重组速率和V(oc) 的主要因素.
结论:
- 染料分子中微小的结构变化可以通过改变重组动力学来显著影响DSSC性能.
- 染料-结合亲和力是优化DSSC中的光伏的关键参数.
- 合理的染料设计,考虑到复杂化,可以在未来的DSSC开发中改善V (oc).
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