Chem. Commun., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43892A, Communication
DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43892A, Communication
Teck Ming Koh, Hairong Li, Kazuteru Nonomura, Nripan Mathews, Anders Hagfeldt, Michael Gratzel, Subodh Gautam Mhaisalkar, Andrew Clive Grimsdale
Two cyanobiphenyl liquid crystals (LCs), 5CB (4-cyano-4'-pentylbiphenyl) and 8CB (4-cyano-4'-octylbiphenyl), are introduced as additives to Co(II/III) electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). An electrolyte containing a combination of these LCs and 4-tert-butylpyridine (TBP) exhibits higher photovoltage than one with only TBP, resulting in higher power conversion efficiency.
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Two cyanobiphenyl liquid crystals (LCs), 5CB (4-cyano-4'-pentylbiphenyl) and 8CB (4-cyano-4'-octylbiphenyl), are introduced as additives to Co(II/III) electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). An electrolyte containing a combination of these LCs and 4-tert-butylpyridine (TBP) exhibits higher photovoltage than one with only TBP, resulting in higher power conversion efficiency.
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