• Frontiers of Optoelectronics
  • Vol. 4, Issue 1, 80 (2011)
Quanyou FENG, Hong WANG, Gang ZHOU, and Zhong-Sheng WANG*
Author Affiliations
  • Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s12200-011-0209-y Cite this Article
    Quanyou FENG, Hong WANG, Gang ZHOU, Zhong-Sheng WANG. Effect of deoxycholic acid on performance of dye-sensitized solar cell based on black dye[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2011, 4(1): 80 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The effect of coadsorption with deoxycholic acid (DCA) on the performance of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) based on [(C4H9)4N]3[Ru(Htcterpy)(NCS)3] (tcterpy = 4,4′,4″-tricarboxy-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine), a socalled black dye, had been investigated. Results showed that the coadsorption of DCA with the black dye results in significant improvement in the photocurrent and mild increase in the photovoltage, which leads to an enhancement of overall power conversion efficiency by 9%. The enhancement of photocurrent was attributed to the increased efficiency of charge collection and/or electron injection. The coadsorption with DCA suppressed charge recombination and thus improved open-circuit photovoltage.
    Quanyou FENG, Hong WANG, Gang ZHOU, Zhong-Sheng WANG. Effect of deoxycholic acid on performance of dye-sensitized solar cell based on black dye[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2011, 4(1): 80
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