Efficient Non-corrosive Electron-Transfer Mediator Mixtures for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Silvia Cazzanti, Stefano Caramori, Roberto Argazzi, C. Michael Elliott, Carlo Alberto Bignozzi

Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2006 · 120 citations · 5 references

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Abstract

The electrochemical and photoelectrochemical study of noncorrosive electron-transfer mediator mixtures for DSC is reported. These mixtures, characterized by the presence of kinetically fast organic or metal-organic redox couples in conjunction with a Co(II)/(III) relay, exhibited maximum photon-to-current conversion efficiencies (IPCE %) exceeding 80% when employed in the presence of a suitably designed MLCT sensitizer, rivaling with the performances of the classical I-/I3- electrolyte.

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