Browsing by Author "Lee, Chuan-Pei"

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Conducting polymer-based counter electrode for a quantum-dot-sensitized solar cell (QDSSC) with a polysulfide electrolyte
(2011-12-15)
Yeh, Min-Hsin
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Lee, Chuan-Pei
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Chou, Chen-Yu
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Lin, Lu-Yin
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Wei, Hung-Yu
Conducting polymer materials, i.e., polythiophene (PT), polypyrrole (PPy), and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) were used to prepare counter electrodes (CEs) for quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs). The QDSSC with PEDOT-CE exhibited the highest solar-to-electricity conversion efficiency (eta) of 1.35%, which is remarkably higher than those of the cells with PT-CE (0.09%) and PPy-CE (0.41%) and very slightly higher than that of the cell with sputtered-gold-CE (1.33%). Electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS) show that this highest conversion efficiency of the PEDOT-based cell is due to higher electrocatalytic activity and reduced charge transfer resistance at the interface of the CE and the electrolyte, compared to those in the case of the cells with other conducting polymers and bare Au. Furthermore, the influences of morphology of the PEDOT film and the charge passed for its electropolymerization on the performance of its QDSSC were also studied. The higher porosity and surface roughness of the PEDOT matrix, with reference to those of other polymers are understood to be the reason for PEDOT to possess higher electrocatalytic activity at its interface with electrolyte. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Enhanced spectral response in polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells by using active materials with complementary spectra
(2010-01-01)
Huang, Jen-Hsien
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Lee, Chuan-Pei
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Ho, Zhong-Yo
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Kekuda, Dhananjay
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Chu, Chih-Wei
We have fabricated organic photovoltaic devices with blends of poly[9,9'-dioctyl-fluorene-co-bithiophene] (F8T2) and fullerene as an electron donor and electron acceptor, respectively. A significant improvement of the photovoltaic efficiency was found in device by using active materials with complementary spectra. The different weight ratios of composite film were also performed to correlate between morphology and the device performance. A power conversion efficiency (PCE) up to 2.0% with an open-circuit voltage of 0.85 V and a short-circuit current (J(SC)) of 5.3 mA/cm(2), was achieved by blending the F8T2 with [6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (PC[70]BM). (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.