Enhanced performance of dye-sensitized solar cells by co-sensitization of metal-complex and organic dye

•Adopting co-sensitization to enhance the performance of DSSCs.•Co-sensitized dye based DSSCs exhibited a PCE of 11.0 % and a high Voc of 0.90 V.•A Significant increase in VOC is the main factor to enhance the PCE.•IS analysis is consistent with the photovoltaic performance of the DSSCs. We systemat...

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Published in:Solar energy 2021-12, Vol.230, p.1133-1140
Main Authors: Kharkwal, Deeksha, Sharma, Nidhi, Kumar Gupta, Saral, Mohan Singh Negi, Chandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorption spectroscopy
Carrier lifetime
Carrier recombination
Circuits
Co-sensitization
Conduction bands
Coordination compounds
Dye-sensitized solar cells
Dyes
Energy conversion efficiency
Impedance analysis
Open circuit voltage
Performance enhancement
Photovoltaic cells
Photovoltaic performance
Recombination
Short circuit currents
Short-circuit current
Solar cells
Solar energy
Spectroscopy
Surface morphology
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Summary:•Adopting co-sensitization to enhance the performance of DSSCs.•Co-sensitized dye based DSSCs exhibited a PCE of 11.0 % and a high Voc of 0.90 V.•A Significant increase in VOC is the main factor to enhance the PCE.•IS analysis is consistent with the photovoltaic performance of the DSSCs. We systematically investigated a co-sensitized dye comprising of the Ru-complex (N719) dye blended with organic (Coomassie brilliant-blue R-250) as a novel photosensitizer for application in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Compared with DSSCs made with the individual dyes, the power conversion efficiency of DSSC with co-sensitized dye is increased by 22 %, i.e., from 9.07 to 11 %. This enhancement results mainly from the significant increase in the open-circuit voltage (VOC) upon co-sensitization due to the upward movement of the conduction band edge and reduction in the charge recombination. Impedance spectroscopy analysis reveals higher charge recombination resistance and greater carrier lifetime for the co-sensitized dye-based DSSC, suggesting that the suppressed recombination due to improved morphology and reduced defects yields a high VOC. Moreover, co-sensitized DSSC exhibited enhanced short circuit current (JSC) and fill factor (FF). This strategy of using a co-sensitized dye as a photosensitizer in DSSCs could pave an effective way to approach high-performance, cost-effective DSSCs.
ISSN:0038-092X
1471-1257
DOI:10.1016/j.solener.2021.11.037