染料敏化太阳电池电解质

染料敏化太阳电池是新一代的太阳电池,有着巨大的应用前景。其中电解质体系是电池组成的主要部分,对电池的性能有着重要的影响。本文介绍了染料敏化太阳电池的基本原理,详细评述了近几年国内外学者对染料敏化太阳电池用电解质体系的研究进展情况,根据电解质的存在状态将其分为液态、准固态和固态三大类并逐一进行介绍,最后对该领域的前景进行了展望。     

染料敏化纳米薄膜太阳电池电解质的优化

探讨了小面积染料敏化纳米薄膜太阳电池放大到大面积太阳电池组件时,各种电解质体系对电池性能的影响,综合优化了各种电解质的性能,同时与大面积电池(0.8cm×18cm)制作相结合,获得符合电池各种性能要求的最佳配比的电解质体系.光电转换效率可达到6.48%.     

染料敏化太阳电池用聚合物电解质

综述了本研究小组近年来用于染料敏化太阳电池中聚合物电解质的研究概况.设计合成了几类性能优良的聚合物电解质,较好地改进了液体电解质染料敏化太阳电池(DSSC)的使用稳定性,研究结果具有实际应用的价值,并提出了此领域研究今后的发展方向.     

染料敏化太阳电池用电解质的研究进展

染料敏化太阳能电池(DSCs)由于其清洁廉价的优点而受到广泛关注。经过多年的研究,目前电池的转换效率已十分可观。电解质在染料敏化太阳能电池中起到桥梁作用,担负着还原染料、输运载流子完成电池内部循环的作用。电解质根据物理状态不同将其分为液态电解质、准固态电解质和固态电解质。介绍了这三种不同电解质的性能、各自的优点及存在问题,并对染料敏化太阳能电池中电解质在国内外研究发展现状进行了综述。     

添加剂对染料敏化太阳电池电解质性能的影响

以N-甲基咪唑、苯并咪唑、叔丁基吡啶和离子液体1-甲基-3-乙基咪唑三氟乙酸盐(EMITA)作为染料敏化太阳电池(DSCs)电解质溶液中的添加剂, 使用超微电极通过循环伏安法研究其对液体电解质中I-3和I-氧化还原行为的影响, 通过电化学阻抗谱研究了上述四种添加剂对Pt电极电解质界面的影响. 结果表明, 添加剂EMITA的加入使I-3在电解质中的扩散系数减小, Pt电极电解质界面上的界面传输电阻Rct增大, 电解质的电阻降低; 光伏性能测试表明, EMITA的添加提高了DSCs的开路电压和填充因子, 其DSCs的光电转换效率达到了5.72%.     

染料敏化太阳电池钌系敏化剂

钌系敏化剂是染料敏化太阳电池（DSSC）研究最早也最成功的敏化剂类型之一,最高光电转换效率已达到11%以上。研究总结钌系敏化剂的结构、谱学性质、电化学性质与其光电转换性能之间的构效关系,对于设计合成新的具有更高性能的敏化剂、推进DSSC的实用化进程具有十分重要的意义。本文综述了钌系敏化剂的研究进展,将这类敏化剂按结构和性质进行分类,讨论了其分子结构、电子结构、谱学性质、电化学性质对其光吸收能力、电子注入效能、电荷传输与复合等因素的影响,并对其光电转换性能进行了详细评述,总结了其结构与光电转换性能之间的构效关系,概括了高效钌系敏化剂的结构特征,为更高效敏化剂的设计合成提供了有价值的参考。     

环保型准固态电解质的制备及在染料敏化太阳电池中的应用

本文介绍了一种制备染料敏化太阳电池(DSC)准固态电解质的新方法——混合溶剂法.该方法具有制作工艺简单、所用溶剂对人及环境无污染等优点.将混合溶剂法制备的准固态电解质应用于太阳电池,并系统研究了电解质组成及环境温度对电解质及其DSC性能的影响规律.     

基于偏氟乙烯-六氟丙烯共聚物凝胶电解质的染料敏化太阳电池光电性能研究

采用偏氟乙烯-六氟丙烯共聚物[P(VDF-HFP)]胶凝3-甲氧基丙腈基液体电解质, 成功制备了凝胶电解质并组装成准固态染料敏化太阳电池. 差示扫描量热测试结果表明凝胶电解质的溶液-凝胶转变温度(TSG)为71 ℃. 利用电化学方法分析了凝胶电解质中 电对的表观扩散系数及电导率低于液体电解质的原因, 同时结合暗态伏安法考察了电池内部TiO2多孔薄膜电极/电解质界面处的暗反应, 分析了凝胶化对电池光伏性能的影响. 进一步老化实验结果表明凝胶电池的稳定性明显优于液体电池.     

染料敏化太阳电池中TiO2/染料/电解质界面的修饰

染料敏化太阳电池(DSC)作为新型太阳电池自问世以来受到了广泛关注, 其系统内部的接触界面尤其是TiO₂/染料/电解质界面一直是该领域的研究热点. 光敏染料的吸附以及电子的注入、传输和复合都发生在该界面, 其界面性质对DSC性能具有很大影响. 对染料敏化太阳电池中TiO₂/染料/电解质界面进行修饰可以有效抑制染料聚集和电子复合, 提高电子的注入效率与传输速率; 同时, 对TiO₂导带边的位置及染料吸附等也产生一定的影响, 最终提高电池的光电转换效率和稳定性. 本文主要从不同的修饰途径详细评述了TiO₂/染料/电解质界面修饰方法及机理研究进展,包括TiO₂光阳极的修饰改性、染料溶液中共吸附剂的引入和多种染料共敏化处理以及电解质中不同功能添加剂的应用. 指出了这些修饰方法目前存在的主要问题, 并对未来的发展方向进行了展望.     

染料敏化纳米薄膜太阳电池中离子液体基电解质的研究进展

综述了离子液体基电解质在染料敏化纳米薄膜太阳电池中的研究及应用进展，详细论述了多种离子液体基电解质系统对染料敏化纳米薄膜太阳电池性能的影响，并比较了这些系统的优缺点. 根据胶凝剂的不同分别论述了离子液体基电解质的固化及其对电池性能的影响. 评述了离子液体基电解质在大面积电池中的应用，并对离子液体基电解质未来发展方向进行了展望.     

A highly efficient electric additive for enhancing photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells

N-cetylpyridinium iodide (N-CPI) as a new electric additive for enhancing photovoltaic performance of the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) was studied. It showed high efficiency for enhancing both the open-circuit voltage and the short-circuit current density of DSSC when the suitable amount of N-CPI as 0.02 M was added in liquid electrolyte. The energy conversion efficiency of DSSC increased from 4.429% to 6.535%, with 47.55% enhancement. Therefore, it is a highly efficient electric additive for DSSC. The intrinsic reason is owing to the special molecular structure of N-CPI, which contains two different polarity groups. As a surfactant, N-CPI could form ordered arrangement in liquid electrolyte, which affects the diffusing ability and the redox reaction of I^?/I ₃ ^? , and further affects the photovoltaic performance of DSSC.     

Polypyrrole-cobalt-carbon nanocomposites as efficient counter electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells

In this work, we demonstrate a new kind of Pt-free counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells(DSCs). Polypyrrole-cobalt-carbon(PPY-Co-C) nanocomposites, with the advantages of low cost and simple preparation, show favorable catalytic activity in promoting tri-iodide reduction. The DSC composed of the PPY-Co-C nanocomposite electrode exhibits an acceptable energy conversion efficiency of 6.01%, a considerable short-circuit photocurrent of 15.33 mA cm-2, and a low charge-transfer resistance of 1.5 Ω cm2. The overall performance of PPY-Co-C is superior to the carbon counterparts and comparable with the platinum reference, rendering them efficient and promising counter electrode materials for DSCs.     

Controllable hydrothermal synthesis of nanocrystal TiO2 particles and their use in dye-sensitized solar cells

A simple method for the controllable hydrothermal synthesis of nanocrystalline anatase TiO2(nc-TiO2) particles involving the selection of suitable organic alkali peptizing agents is reported.A dye-sensitized solar cell(DSSC) with square-like nc-TiO2 particles with side lengths about 8-13 nm-prepared using tetraethylammonium hydroxide(TEAOH)-in the photoelectrode showed higher photovoltaic performance than two other DSSCs with square-like nc-TiO2 particles with side lengths about 7-10 nm-prepared using tetrabutylammonium hydroxide-or elongated nc-TiO2 particles with lengths about 18-35 nm and width about 10 18 nm-prepared using tetramethylammonium hydroxide(TMAOH)-in the photoelectrodes.When a scattering layer prepared from sub-micron size spheres or cone-like nc-TiO2 particles-synthesized using a higher concentration of TMAOH-was added on top of the photoelectrode fabricated from nc-TiO2 synthesized with TEAOH,the energy conversion efficiency of the DSSC was markedly increased from 6.77% to 8.18%.     

New D-π-A dyes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

Functional organic dyes have promising prospect in dye-sensitized solar cells as a crucial element, of which sensitizers based on donor-π-acceptor are the most important dyes. On the basis of the structures of the aromatic amine donors such as triphenylamine and indoline, this paper reviews the photoelectric conversion properties of organic sensitizers since 2008, and highlights research work in our laboratory in this area.     

TiCl4 assisted formation of nano-TiO2 secondary structure in photoactive electrodes for high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells

A new kind of photoactive electrodes with nanocrystalline TiO2(nano-TiO2)secondary structure is successfully prepared via a simple method of adding a small amount of TiCl4 2-propanol solution in conventional nano-TiO2 paste to form micro-sized nano-TiO2 aggregates.The benefits of this special structure include improved optical absorption,increased light scattering ability,and enhanced electron transport and collection efficiency.Dye-sensitized solar cells(DSCs)based on these photoactive electrodes show improved performance.The power conversion efficiency of the cells can be increased from 5.03%to 7.30%by substituting 6μm conventional nano-TiO2 thin film with the same thickness of as-prepared nano-TiO2 aggregates film in the photoactive electrodes.A higher power conversion efficiency of the cells can be obtained by further increasing the thickness of the nano-TiO2 aggregates film.     

基于二级结构TiO_2纳米晶光阳极的高效染料敏化太阳能电池

本文报道了一种新型的二级结构TiO2纳米晶(nano-TiO2)光阳极的简单制备方法及其在高效染料敏化太阳能电池中的应用.通过添加适量TiCl4异丙醇溶液到传统nano-TiO2浆料中,可生成微米级nano-TiO2聚集体.该二级结构能有效提高光阳极光谱吸收和散射性能及电子传输和收集效率.基于这种结构光阳极的染料敏化太阳能电池光电性能有显著提高.在光阳极中将6μm厚传统nano-TiO2膜用相同厚度nano-TiO2聚集体替换,电池光电转换效率由5.03%提高到7.30%.进一步增加nano-TiO2聚集体的厚度能制备出更高光电转换效率的电池.     

Effect of chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) additive on phenothiazine dyes sensitized photovoltaic performance

The effects of chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) in a dye solution as a co-adsorbent on the photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on two organic dyes containing phenothiazine and triarylamine segments (P1 and P2) were investigated.It was found that the coadsorption of CDCA can hinder the formation of dye aggregates and improve electron injection yield and thus Jsc.This has also led to a rise in photovoltage,which is attributed to the decrease of charge recombination.The DSSC based ...     

两步电泳沉积制备TiO2光阳极用于高效染料敏化太阳能电池

采用不同沉积电压制备TiO₂光阳极,研究电压对薄膜沉积速率、厚度和形貌的影响。通过台阶仪、光学照片、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、电化学交流阻抗谱、开路电压衰减曲线对光阳极和电池进行系统表征,并测试了染料敏化太阳能电池器件的电流密度-电压（J-V）曲线,计算其光电转换效率。结果表明,提高沉积电压时,光阳极薄膜的沉积速率加快,膜厚也增加,但是电压过高时,薄膜会有裂缝和覆盖不全的问题,这会对电池的效率造成负面影响。综合考虑低沉积电压条件下薄膜均匀无裂缝和高沉积电压条件下沉积速率快的优点,采用先30 V电压、后60 V电压的电泳沉积方式来制备光阳极,结果呈现协同效果,既降低了制备时间又得到高质量的薄膜,在无其他修饰的情况下,电池的光电转换效率可以达到7.29%。     

两步电泳沉积制备TiO2光阳极用于高效染料敏化太阳能电池

采用不同沉积电压制备TiO₂光阳极,研究电压对薄膜沉积速率、厚度和形貌的影响。通过台阶仪、光学照片、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、电化学交流阻抗谱、开路电压衰减曲线对光阳极和电池进行系统表征,并测试了染料敏化太阳能电池器件的电流密度-电压(J-V)曲线,计算其光电转换效率。结果表明,提高沉积电压时,光阳极薄膜的沉积速率加快,膜厚也增加,但是电压过高时,薄膜会有裂缝和覆盖不全的问题,这会对电池的效率造成负面影响。综合考虑低沉积电压条件下薄膜均匀无裂缝和高沉积电压条件下沉积速率快的优点,采用先30 V电压、后60 V电压的电泳沉积方式来制备光阳极,结果呈现协同效果,既降低了制备时间又得到高质量的薄膜,在无其他修饰的情况下,电池的光电转换效率可以达到7.29%。