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Hybrid Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells based on Titanium Dioxide and Metal-Phthalocyanines

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To improve the hybrid dye-sensitized solar cell (HDSSC)Â’s efficiency, new metal-phthalocyanine solutions were employed. In this research, copper, silver, and zinc phthalocyanine were synthesized and applied as molecular sensitizers into the cells. It was hypothesized that HDSSCs based on metal-phthalocyanines would generate better efficiency than those made of phthalocyanine dyes. UV-Visible spectroscopy was the first test to verify if three metals were successfully chelated into the metal cores of phthalocyanines. Depend on particular lighting conditions; the optimal energy efficiency of these HDSSCs of 1.6% has been reached.

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  • E-project-041112-184430
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  • 2012
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  • 2012-04-11
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  • 2020-11-19

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