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Aqueous Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Electrolytes Based on the Ferricyanide–Ferrocyanide Redox Couple

  1. Torben Daeneke1,
  2. Yu Uemura2,
  3. Noel W. Duffy3,
  4. Attila J. Mozer4,
  5. Nagatoshi Koumura2,
  6. Udo Bach5,*,
  7. Leone Spiccia1,*

Article first published online: 30 JAN 2012

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201104837

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 24, Issue 9, pages 1222–1225, March 2, 2012

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Daeneke, T., Uemura, Y., Duffy, N. W., Mozer, A. J., Koumura, N., Bach, U. and Spiccia, L. (2012), Aqueous Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Electrolytes Based on the Ferricyanide–Ferrocyanide Redox Couple. Adv. Mater., 24: 1222–1225. doi: 10.1002/adma.201104837

Author Information

  1. 1

    School of Chemistry and ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Monash University, 3800 Victoria Australia, Fax: (+61 3 9905 4597)

  2. 2

    Research Institute for Photovoltaic Technology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology AIST, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan

  3. 3

    CSIRO Energy Technology, 3169 Clayton VIC Australia

  4. 4

    School of Chemistry and ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, University of Wollongong, 2522 NSW Australia

  5. 5

    Department of Materials Engineering, Monash University, 3800 Victoria Australia

*Department of Materials Engineering, Monash University, 3800 Victoria Australia

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 24 FEB 2012
  2. Article first published online: 30 JAN 2012
  3. Manuscript Received: 19 DEC 2011

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Keywords:

  • dye-sensitized solar cell;
  • ferrocyanide redox couple;
  • aqueous electrolyte;
  • energy conversion;
  • organic and inorganic dyes
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Solar energy conversion efficiencies of over 4% have been achieved in DSCs constructed with aqueous electrolytes based on the ferricyanide–ferrocyanide redox couple, thereby avoiding the use of expensive, flammable and toxic solvents. This paradigm shift was made possible by the use of a hydrophobic organic carbazole dye.

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