Eco-Friendly Aqueous Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell with a Copper(I/II) Electrolyte System: Efficient Performance under Ambient Light Conditions
| dc.contributor.author | Jilakian, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ghaddar, T.H. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-12-21T12:56:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-12-21T12:56:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Organic solvents used in electrolytes of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) are generally toxic and not environmentally safe, which renders their use, especially in indoor solar modules, difficult. In this paper, an eco-friendly DSC is presented based on an aqueous electrolyte system where the redox couple is composed of a water-soluble polypyridyl copper complex, [Cu(I)(dc-dmbpy)2Cl/Cu(II)(dc-dmbpy)2Cl2, dc-dmbpy = 6,6′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine-4,4′-dicarboxylate]. Good photo-conversion efficiencies (PCE % ∼ 7%) have been attained with this water-soluble redox couple under ambient light conditions when coupled with a ruthenium-based dye, C106. This is the first time such a copper complex is in an aqueous DSC and eventually lays a foundation for the further development of eco-friendly water-based DSCs. © 2022 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | 10.1021/acsaem.1c02789 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10938/23783 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | American Chemical Society | en_US |
| dc.subject | ambient light | en_US |
| dc.subject | aqueous electrolyte | en_US |
| dc.subject | copper electrolyte | en_US |
| dc.subject | dye-sensitized solar cell | en_US |
| dc.subject | eco-friendly | en_US |
| dc.title | Eco-Friendly Aqueous Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell with a Copper(I/II) Electrolyte System: Efficient Performance under Ambient Light Conditions | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |