Issue 11, 2012

Iodine/iodide-free redox shuttles for liquid electrolyte-based dye-sensitized solar cells

Abstract

Dye-sensitized solar cells have attracted intense academic interest over the past two decades. For a long time, the development of new redox systems has fallen far behind that of the sensitizing dyes and other materials. However, the field has received renewed attention recently. In particular, in 2011, the Grätzel group published a record DSC efficiency of 12.3% by using a new Co-complex-based electrolyte. In this review, we will provide an overview of iodine/iodide-free redox systems for liquid electrolytes, and reveal that the design of an efficient redox system should combine with appropriate sensitizing dyes which is the pivotal challenge for highly efficient DSCs.

Graphical abstract: Iodine/iodide-free redox shuttles for liquid electrolyte-based dye-sensitized solar cells

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
30 Apr 2012
Accepted
04 Jul 2012
First published
04 Jul 2012

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012,5, 9180-9194

Iodine/iodide-free redox shuttles for liquid electrolyte-based dye-sensitized solar cells

J. Cong, X. Yang, L. Kloo and L. Sun, Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 9180 DOI: 10.1039/C2EE22095D

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