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Incorporating Multiple Energy Relay Dyes in Liquid Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
2011
Panchromatic response is essential to increase the light-harvesting efficiency in solar conversion systems. Herein we show increased light harvesting from using multiple energy relay dyes inside dye-sensitized solar cells. Additional photoresponse from 400-590 nm matching the optical window of the zinc phthalocyanine sensitizer was observed due to Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET) from the two energy relay dyes to the sensitizing dye. The complementary absorption spectra of the energy relay dyes and high excitation transfer efficiencies result in a 35% increase in photovoltaic performance.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000288086800023
Authors
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Hardin, Brian E.
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Hoke, Eric T.
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Torres, Tomas
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McGehee, Michael D.
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Publication date
2011
Published in
Volume
12
Start page
657
End page
661
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
EPFL units
Available on Infoscience
December 16, 2011
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