Interfacially treated dye-sensitized solar cell with in situ photopolymerized iodine doped polythiophene

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2012 Feb;4(2):838-41. doi: 10.1021/am2015052. Epub 2012 Jan 18.

Abstract

A thin film of iodine doped polythiophene was grown photoelectrochemically around the dye-sensitized TiO(2) nanoparticles in a Grätzel cell, and the effect of iodine doping level on the cell performance was investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and photovoltage decay. At an optimum doping level, the cell demonstrated the enhanced energy conversion efficiency by 27.52% compared to the cell without polythiophene.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't