Highly Efficient Photon-to-Electron Conversion of Mercurochrome-sensitized Nanoporous ZnO Solar Cells
- 1 April 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Chemistry Letters
- Vol. 29 (4) , 316-317
- https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.2000.316
Abstract
Mercurochrome showed efficient performance as an organic dye photosensitizer for a solar cell based on nanoporous ZnO thin film electrodes. A 2.5% solar energy conversion efficiency was accomplished under AM 1.5 (99 mW cm−2) with a short-circuit photocurrent density (Jsc) of 7.44 mA cm−2, an open-circuit photovoltage (Voc) of 0.52 V, and a fill factor of 0.64. A monochromatic incident photon-to-current efficiency (IPCE) reached 69% at 510 nm.Keywords
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