Amorphous Zinc Stannate (Zn2SnO4) Nanofibers Networks as Photoelectrodes for Organic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

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A new strategy for developing dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSCs) by combining thin porous zinc tin oxide (Zn2SnO4) fiber-based photoelectrodes with purely organic sensitizers is presented. The preparation of highly porous Zn2SnO4 electrodes, which show high specific surface area up to 124 m(2)/g using electrospinning techniques, is reported. The synthesis of a new organic donor-conjugate-acceptor (D--A) structured orange organic dye with molar extinction coefficient of 44 600 M-1 cm(-1) is also presented. This dye and two other reference dyes, one organic and a ruthenium complex, are employed for the fabrication of Zn2SnO4 fiber-based DSSCs. Remarkably, organic dye-sensitized DSSCs displayed significantly improved performance compared to the ruthenium complex sensitized DSSCs. The devices based on a 3 m-thick Zn2SnO4 electrode using the new sensitizer in conjunction with a liquid electrolyte show promising photovoltaic conversion up to 3.7% under standard AM 1.5G sunlight (100 mW cm(-2)). This result ranks among the highest reported for devices using ternary metal oxide electrodes.
Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
Issue Date
2013-07
Language
English
Article Type
Article
Keywords

RUTHENIUM SENSITIZERS; CHARGE-TRANSPORT; ZNO ELECTRODES; TIN OXIDE; TIO2; PERFORMANCE; EFFICIENCY; CONVERSION; PROPERTY; ARRAYS

Citation

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, v.23, no.25, pp.3146 - 3155

ISSN
1616-301X
DOI
10.1002/adfm.201203278
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10203/254780
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