Polymer-sensitized photoelectrochemical solar cells based on water-soluble polyacetylene and β-In2S3 nanorods

Wonjoo Lee; Sun Ki Min; Gangri Cai; Rajaram S. Mane; T. Ganesh; Gumae Koo; Jinho Chang; Su Jin Baek; Soo Hyoung Lee; Sung Hwan Han

doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2008.06.072

Polymer-sensitized photoelectrochemical solar cells based on water-soluble polyacetylene and β-In₂S₃ nanorods

Wonjoo Lee
, Sun Ki Min
, Gangri Cai
, Rajaram S. Mane
, T. Ganesh
, Gumae Koo
, Jinho Chang
, Su Jin Baek
, Soo Hyoung Lee^*
, Sung Hwan Han

^*Corresponding author for this work

Division of Chemical Engineering

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a method for preparing polymer-sensitized photoelectrochemical solar cells (PECs) using water-soluble acetylene polymer photosensitizers and β-In₂S₃ nanorods. Since water-soluble acetylene polymers are hydrophilic, they were able to overcome the problems associated with the adhesion of hydrophobic polymers and were well matched with the hydrophilic β-In₂S₃ surface. The polymer layers were easily prepared by dipping the β-In₂S₃ nanorods films in an aqueous polymer solution, and the resulting polymer-sensitized PECs showed a power conversion efficiency of 1.63% under air mass 1.5 conditions (I = 80 mW/cm²).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	714-719
Number of pages	6
Journal	Electrochimica Acta
Volume	54
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2008.06.072
State	Published - 2008.12.30

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Keywords

Chemical bath deposition
InS
Interfacial contact
Polymer photosensitizer
Solar cells

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

Engineering - Chemical
Chemistry

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