Title

Efficient dye-sensitized solar cells based on bioinspired copper redox mediators by tailoring counterions

Authors

Nageh Allam, The American University in Cairo (AUC)Follow
Lihua Li
Liang Zhao
Xiao Jiang

Author's Department

Energy Materials Laboratory

All Authors

Lihua Li, Liang Zhao, Xiao Jiang, Ze Yu, Jihong liu, Hailong Rui, Junyu Shen, Walid Sharmoukh, Nageh K. Allam and Licheng Sun

Document Type

Research Article

Publication Date

1-1-2022

Abstract

In recent years, copper(II/I) complexes have attracted growing interest as redox mediators in dye-sensitized solar cells. Here, we report a new class of copper complexes bearing a bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,2-ethanedithiol ligand, coded as [Cu(N2S2)]2+/+, with tetrafluoroborate ([BF4]−) and hexafluorophosphate ([PF6]−) counterions. Strikingly, it is discovered that the solubility and diffusion coefficients of Cu(I) species are dramatically improved by changing the counterion from [BF4]− to [PF6]−. As a result, DSCs incorporating the latter redox system show a much enhanced short-circuit current density and fill factor, which in turn lead to a superior overall power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 10.3% under one sun illumination (100 mW cm−2, AM 1.5G). This has been the highest PCE reported so far for copper redox mediators with sulfur-coordinating ligands in DSCs. Thus, this work provides an effective strategy for further design of more efficient redox mediators in DSCs.

First Page

4131

Last Page

4136

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APA Citation

Allam, N. Li, L. Zhao, L. & Jiang, X. (2022). Efficient dye-sensitized solar cells based on bioinspired copper redox mediators by tailoring counterions. 10, 4131–4136.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_journal_articles/5073

MLA Citation

Allam, Nageh, et al. "Efficient dye-sensitized solar cells based on bioinspired copper redox mediators by tailoring counterions." vol. 10, 2022, pp. 4131–4136.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_journal_articles/5073