Preparation and Characterization of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells by Inverted Coordination Self-assembly

doi:10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.200359

Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2021, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (11): 1494-1502.DOI: 10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.200359

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Preparation and Characterization of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells by Inverted Coordination Self-assembly

WU Yu^1*, LIU Jia-Cheng²

¹School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiannan Normal University for Nationalities, Duyun 558000, China;
²College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China

Received:2020-12-02 Accepted:2021-03-26 Published:2021-11-01 Online:2022-01-01
Supported by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21461023), Guizhou Province Science Foundation (Qiankehe-ZK[2021]yiban064), the Natural Science Fund Project of Guizhou Education Department (No.Qian Jiao He KY[2020]200, No.Qian Jiao He KY[2020]203), Qian Nan Science and Technology Project (No.Qiannan Ke He [2018]07) and the Major Projects of Research and Innovation Fund of Qiannan Normal University for Nationalities (No.QNSY2018BS020)

Abstract

Abstract: In this work, a new metal-mediated self-assembly strategy for organizing horizontally anchored porphyrin (ZnPA) and upper antennal porphyrin (ZnPw) on the nanostructured TiO₂ electrode surfaces has been developed by a ZnPw-ZnPA assembly approach. Further, the horizontally anchored porphyrins are adsorbed on the semiconducting TiO₂ electrode surfaces by the carboxylic groups, and the photovoltaic performances in solar cells are measured under an irradiance of 100 mW/cm² AM 1.5G solar simulator. With single anchored porphyrin (ZnPA, η=0.61%) as reference, the assembly device ZnPw-ZnPA had better photoelectric conversion efficiency (η) of 1.08%. Its η is 1.8 times that of single anchored porphyrin.

Key words: Dye-sensitized solar cell, Horizontally anchored porphyrin, Zinc porphyrin, Inverted insertion, Self-assembly

CLC Number:

O614

WU Yu, LIU Jia-Cheng. Preparation and Characterization of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells by Inverted Coordination Self-assembly[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2021, 38(11): 1494-1502.

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