Highly efficient and transparent counter electrode for application in bifacial solar cells

Fadzai Lesley Chawarambwa; Tika Erna Putri; Pankaj Attri; Kunihiro Kamataki; Naho Itagaki; Kazunori Koga; Masaharu Shiratani

doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138369

Highly efficient and transparent counter electrode for application in bifacial solar cells

Fadzai Lesley Chawarambwa, Tika Erna Putri, Pankaj Attri, Kunihiro Kamataki, Naho Itagaki, Kazunori Koga, Masaharu Shiratani

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Triton X-100, DMSO and TiO₂ were blended with PEDOT:PSS to produce a PEDOT:PSS/DMSO/TX100/TiO₂ CE. A bifacial DSSC based on the PEDOT:PSS/DMSO/TX100/TiO₂ CE was fabricated, and its photovoltaic characteristics were obtained under simulated solar light of 100 mWcm⁻². Under bifacial illumination, the DSSC with the Pt CE achieved a current density (J_sc) of 16.16 mAcm⁻² and system efficiency (E_sys) of 8.67% while the DSSC with the PEDOT:PSS/DMSO/TX100/TiO₂ CE achieved a J_sc of 17.72 mAcm⁻² and a E_sys of 9.14%. PEDOT:PSS/DMSO/TX100/TiO₂ CE is very stable, has a high transmittance, exhibits high electro-catalytic activity, and is an excellent substitute for the Pt CE.

Original language	English
Article number	138369
Journal	Chemical Physics Letters
Volume	768
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138369
Publication status	Published - Apr 2021

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