Journal
OPTICAL MATERIALS
Volume 133, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2022.112924
Keywords
Dye sensitized solar cells; Co-sensitization; Ruthenium(II) bipyridine complex; N719 dyes; Light absorption
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [11674140, 21701072, 51972154, 21975123]
- Opened Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics [IOSKL2020KF24]
- Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province, China [20JR5RA237]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities in China [Lzujbky-2020-63, lzujbky-2021-it33]
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In this study, a co-sensitizer named Ru-1 was synthesized and used for N719-dye sensitized photoanodes. Results showed that Ru-1 had an absorption peak within the range of 400-500 nm, compensating for the insufficient light absorption of N719 dye in this region. The molecular orbital difference between Ru-1 and N719 dyes supported the regeneration of N719 dyes. As a result, DSSCs with Ru-1/N719 composite photosensitizer showed a 19% improvement in PCE compared to those with N719 dyes.
It is known that the traditional N719 photosensitizer shows an insufficient light absorption from 400 to 500 nm in the visible region, which often limits the light harvesting efficiency (LHE) of its sensitized photoanodes and accordingly depresses the photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE) of the resultant dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). In this work, a type of [Ru (bpy)(2) (dcbpy)](PF6)(2) (labeled as Ru-1) dyes was synthesized and used as a co-sensitizer for N719-dye sensitized photoanodes. Results show that Ru-1 dye has a characteristic absorption peak within the range of 400-500 nm, accompanying with a higher molar extinction coefficient than N719 ones, which makes it well compensates for the insufficient LHE of N719 dye in this region. Moreover, the difference between the highest occupied molecular orbitals of Ru-1 and N719 dyes can support a sufficient force for N719 dyes' regeneration. As a result, the DSSCs with Ru-1/N719 composite photosensitizer show a 19%-improved PCE compared to the ones with N719 dyes. A series of tests and analysis indicate that the enhancement of PCE is mainly attributed to the complementary light absorption characteristics of N719/Ru-1 in the visible light region, and a partial contribution to PCE could be due to the improved charge transfer within the photoanodes and the depressed competitive light absorption by I-3(-) ions via energy band engineering.
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