Alternative bases to 4-tert-butylpyridine for dye-sensitized solar cells employing copper redox mediator

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2018.01.142" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2018.01.142</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2018.01.142" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.electacta.2018.01.142</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Alternative bases to 4-tert-butylpyridine for dye-sensitized solar cells employing copper redox mediator

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Novel facile synthetic protocol is developed to prepare electrochemically and optically clean Cu(tm-by)(2)TFSI and Cu(tmby)(2)TFSI2 in a mixture (tmby = 4,4,6,6-tetramethyl-2,2-bipyridine, TFSI = tri-fluoromethylsufonylimide). This pure Cu(II/I) redox mediator exhibits improved charge-transfer rate at the counterelectrode (PEDOT) and faster diffusion transport in the solution. Four pyridine derivatives: 4-tert-butylpyridine, 2,6-bis-tert-butylpyridine, 4-methoxypyridine and 4-(5-nonyl)pyridine are evaluated as electrolyte additives. Base-specific electrochemical properties of the redox mediator are found for Cu(tmby)(2)(2+)/(+), but not for Co(bpy)(3)(3+)/(2+) which is used as control system. Due to steric hindrance, 2,6-bis-ert-butylpyridine has the smallest influence on the mediator's electrochemistry, but is also ineffective for the V-OC enhancement through TiO2 conduction band upshift. Charge-transfer rates at PEDOT surface and diffusion resistances correlate with the basicity (pK(a)) of the used pyridine derivatives. The dye (Y123)-sensitized solar cells are evaluated by solar conversion performance in addition to electron lifetime, charge extraction and long-term stability tests. The optimization of pyridine bases for the Cu-mediated solar cells represents interplay of basicity and coordination ability. In turn, this allows for tuning of the charge transfer rate at counterelectrode and the mass transport in the electrolyte solution. The 4-(5-nonyl) pyridine is outperforming all the remaining bases in performance metrics of the corresponding solar cells. (c) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Alternative bases to 4-tert-butylpyridine for dye-sensitized solar cells employing copper redox mediator

Popis výsledku anglicky

Novel facile synthetic protocol is developed to prepare electrochemically and optically clean Cu(tm-by)(2)TFSI and Cu(tmby)(2)TFSI2 in a mixture (tmby = 4,4,6,6-tetramethyl-2,2-bipyridine, TFSI = tri-fluoromethylsufonylimide). This pure Cu(II/I) redox mediator exhibits improved charge-transfer rate at the counterelectrode (PEDOT) and faster diffusion transport in the solution. Four pyridine derivatives: 4-tert-butylpyridine, 2,6-bis-tert-butylpyridine, 4-methoxypyridine and 4-(5-nonyl)pyridine are evaluated as electrolyte additives. Base-specific electrochemical properties of the redox mediator are found for Cu(tmby)(2)(2+)/(+), but not for Co(bpy)(3)(3+)/(2+) which is used as control system. Due to steric hindrance, 2,6-bis-ert-butylpyridine has the smallest influence on the mediator's electrochemistry, but is also ineffective for the V-OC enhancement through TiO2 conduction band upshift. Charge-transfer rates at PEDOT surface and diffusion resistances correlate with the basicity (pK(a)) of the used pyridine derivatives. The dye (Y123)-sensitized solar cells are evaluated by solar conversion performance in addition to electron lifetime, charge extraction and long-term stability tests. The optimization of pyridine bases for the Cu-mediated solar cells represents interplay of basicity and coordination ability. In turn, this allows for tuning of the charge transfer rate at counterelectrode and the mass transport in the electrolyte solution. The 4-(5-nonyl) pyridine is outperforming all the remaining bases in performance metrics of the corresponding solar cells. (c) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10405 - Electrochemistry (dry cells, batteries, fuel cells, corrosion metals, electrolysis)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA13-07724S" target="_blank" >GA13-07724S: Materiálové inženýrství pro inovativní Graetzelovy solární články</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Electrochimica acta

ISSN

0013-4686

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

265

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

MAR 1

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

194-201

Kód UT WoS článku

000425751600023

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85041457942