Advanced Materials, Vol.20, No.23, 4460-4463, 2008
High-Performance Liquid and Solid Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on a Novel Metal-Free Organic Sensitizer
A new metal-free organic sensitizer (see figure) for high-performance and applicable dye-sensitized solar cells is presented. In combination with a solvent-free ionic liquid electrolyte, a similar to 7% cell made with this sensitizer shows all excellent stability measured under thermal and light-soaking dual stress. For the first time a 4.8% efficiency is reached for all-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells based oil all organic dye.