Solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells using polymeric hole conductors
Nick Vlachopoulos, Michaël Grätzel, Anders Hagfeldt
Abstract
The present review presents the application of electronically conducting polymers (conducting polymers) as hole conductors in solid-state dye solar cells (S-DSSCs). At first, the basic principles of dye solar cell operation are presented. The next section deals with the principles of electrochemical polymerisation and its photoelectrochemical variety, the latter being an important, frequently-used technique for generating conducting polymers and hole conductors in DSSCs. Finally, two varieties of S-DSSC configurations, those of dry S-DSSC and of S-DSSCs incorporating a liquid electrolyte, are discussed.
Topics & Concepts
Dye-sensitized solar cellConductive polymerMaterials scienceElectrolyteElectrical conductorPolymerSolar cellSolid-stateQuasi-solidElectrochemistryPolymer electrolytesNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsElectrodeChemistryComposite materialIonic conductivityPhysical chemistryTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties