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Dye-sensitized solar cells using cobalt electrolytes: the influence of porosity and pore size to achieve high-efficiency

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Aswani Yella, Pascal Comte, Sadig Aghazada, Simon Mathew

Diffusion impediments in redox shuttles are a major limitation to realizing high power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) in dye sensitized solar cells (DSCs) using cobalt complexes. Mass transport limitations are strongly dependent on the pore size and the po ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2017

Synthesis, characterization and ab initio investigation of a panchromatic ullazine–porphyrin photosensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Ursula Röthlisberger, Basile Curchod, Magdalena Anna Marszalek, Negar Ashari Astani, Julien Edouard Frey, Simon Mathew

An ullazine unit was employed as a donor moiety in a donor-pi-acceptor (D-p-A) motif, employing the porphyrin macrocycle as a pi-system. Synthesis of this ullazine-porphyrin dyad containing sensitizer (SM63) was achieved and an investigation of the electro ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2016

Investigation of electrodeposited cobalt sulphide counter electrodes and their application in next-generation dye sensitized solar cells featuring organic dyes and cobalt-based redox electrolytes

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Thomas Moehl, Julien Edouard Frey, Simon Mathew

Cobalt sulphide (CoS) films are potentiodynamically deposited on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) coated glass substrates employing one, three and five sweep cycles (CoS-I, CoS-III and CoS-V respectively). Analysis of the CoS-III film by impedance spectrosco ...

Elsevier Science Bv2015

Dye-sensitized solar cells with 13% efficiency achieved through the molecular engineering of porphyrin sensitizers

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Ursula Röthlisberger, Ivano Tavernelli, Robin Humphry-Baker, Peng Gao, Basile Curchod, Aswani Yella, Negar Ashari Astani, Simon Mathew

Dye-sensitized solar cells have gained widespread attention in recent years because of their low production costs, ease of fabrication and tunable optical properties, such as colour and transparency. Here, we report a molecularly engineered porphyrin dye, ...

2014

Molecular Engineering of Phthalocyanine Sensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Jun Ho Yum, Simon Mathew, Yongjoo Kim

A series of novel near-infrared-absorbing zinc phthalocyanines bearing donor-chromophore-acceptor/anchoring groups have been synthesized to investigate their influence on solar cell performance. With the aim of extending the absorption spectra while mainta ...

American Chemical Society2014

Towards Compatibility between Ruthenium Sensitizers and Cobalt Electrolytes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Rosario Scopelliti, Ursula Röthlisberger, Jacques-Edouard Moser, Ivano Tavernelli, Peng Gao, Joël Teuscher, Basile Curchod, Aswani Yella

Wiley-Blackwell2013

Molecular Engineering of a Fluorene Donor for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Ursula Röthlisberger, Jacques-Edouard Moser, Ivano Tavernelli, Robin Humphry-Baker, Joël Teuscher, Basile Curchod, Aswani Yella, Negar Ashari Astani

To improve their efficiency beyond the state-of-the-art, D-pi-A dyes must display increased spectral breadth and account for the physical limitations observed in the dye. sensitized solar cells. In particular, they should be designed to control the electro ...

Amer Chemical Soc2013