Panchromatic response composed of hybrid visible-light absorbing polymers and near-IR absorbing dyes for nanocrystalline TiO2-based solid-state solar cells

Hyo Joong Lee; Henry C. Leventis; Saif A. Haque; Tomas Torres; Michael Grätzel; Md Khaja Nazeeruddin

doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.06.096

Panchromatic response composed of hybrid visible-light absorbing polymers and near-IR absorbing dyes for nanocrystalline TiO₂-based solid-state solar cells

Hyo Joong Lee
, Henry C. Leventis
, Saif A. Haque
, Tomas Torres
, Michael Grätzel
, Md Khaja Nazeeruddin

Department of Chemistry

School of Basic Sciences
Imperial College London
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

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Abstract

In pursuit of panchromatic sensitizers for mesoporous TiO₂-based solid-state solar cells, a near-IR absorbing zinc phthalocyanine dye (coded TT1) was firstly adsorbed over relatively thin (∼1 μm) TiO₂ mesoporous films and then a visible-light absorbing polymer [regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene), P3HT] was incorporated into the mesopores as both a second sensitizer and a solid hole conductor. After optimizing some experimental parameters, these hybrid solid-state cells exhibited a clear panchromatic response, and an overall conversion efficiency of around 1% at full sun intensity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	596-599
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Power Sources
Volume	196
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.06.096
State	Published - 2011.01.1

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Keywords

Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC)
Hybrid sensitizer
Poly(3-hexylthiophene)
Solid-state solar cell
Zinc phthalocyanine dye (TT1)

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