TY - GEN
T1 - Effect of dye-semiconductor electronic coupling on solar energy conversion efficiency in dye sensitized solar cells
AU - Ramirez, Ana O.
AU - She, Chunxing
AU - Youm, Kyoung Tae
AU - Lian, Tianquan
AU - Hupp, Joseph T.
PY - 2007/12/28
Y1 - 2007/12/28
N2 - Dye sensitized solar cells have proven a promising approach for solar energy conversion. Optimization of overall efficiency has primarily focused on modification of dye absorption/spectral coverage, electrodes, and electrolyte composition. An important remaining issue is how the absorbed-photon-to-current efficiency (APCE) is effected by the dye-semiconductor electronic coupling. This coupling may be significantly dependent upon the linker, which serves to both anchor the dye to the surface and also mediates the electron transfer. This work focuses on the effect of structural modification of the linker group on charge injection and therefore the solar to electrical energy conversion efficiency. The role of frontier orbital energy levels, orbital geometry, and dye substitution pattern (meso or beta positions) is probed to understand the role of electronic coupling and subsequently any effect on efficiency.
AB - Dye sensitized solar cells have proven a promising approach for solar energy conversion. Optimization of overall efficiency has primarily focused on modification of dye absorption/spectral coverage, electrodes, and electrolyte composition. An important remaining issue is how the absorbed-photon-to-current efficiency (APCE) is effected by the dye-semiconductor electronic coupling. This coupling may be significantly dependent upon the linker, which serves to both anchor the dye to the surface and also mediates the electron transfer. This work focuses on the effect of structural modification of the linker group on charge injection and therefore the solar to electrical energy conversion efficiency. The role of frontier orbital energy levels, orbital geometry, and dye substitution pattern (meso or beta positions) is probed to understand the role of electronic coupling and subsequently any effect on efficiency.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:37349079206
SN - 084127438X
SN - 9780841274389
T3 - ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
BT - 233rd ACS National Meeting, Abstracts of Scientific Papers
T2 - 233rd ACS National Meeting
Y2 - 25 March 2007 through 29 March 2007
ER -