Photovoltage enhancement from cyanobiphenyl liquid crystals and 4-tert-butylpyridine in Co(II/III) mediated dye-sensitized solar cells
2013
Abstract
Two cyanobiphenyl liquid crystals (LCs), 5CB (4-cyano-4'-pentylbiphenyl) and 8CB (4-cyano-4'-octylbiphenyl), are introduced as additives into Co(II/ III) electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). An electrolyte containing a combination of these LCs and 4-tert-butylpyridine (TBP) exhibits higher photovoltage than one with only TBP, resulting in higher power conversion efficiency.
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Title
Photovoltage enhancement from cyanobiphenyl liquid crystals and 4-tert-butylpyridine in Co(II/III) mediated dye-sensitized solar cells
Author(s)
Koh, Teck Ming ; Li, Hairong ; Nonomura, Kazuteru ; Mathews, Nripan ; Hagfeldt, Anders ; Graetzel, Michael ; Mhaisalkar, Subodh G. ; Grimsdale, Andrew C.
Published in
Chemical Communications
Pagination
3
Volume
49
Issue
80
Pages
9101-9103
Date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge, Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN
1359-7345
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2013-12-09