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Using modified poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene): Poly(styrene sulfonate) film as a counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells
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In this paper, the conductivity of PEDOT:PSS films was investigated using polar solvent-treated poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene): poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT):PSS) coating on a conductive glass (fluorine-doped tin oxide, FTO) as a counter electrode.About:
This article is published in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.The article was published on 2007-09-22. It has received 211 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: PEDOT:PSS & Auxiliary electrode.read more
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Carbon Nanotubes with Titanium Nitride as a Low‐Cost Counter‐Electrode Material for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that low-cost TiN-CNTs, fabricated by anchoring TiN nanoparticles on the CNTs network, can provide simultaneous high electrical conductivity and superior electrocatalytic activity.
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Review on application of PEDOTs and PEDOT:PSS in energy conversion and storage devices
Kuan Sun,Kuan Sun,Shupeng Zhang,Shupeng Zhang,Li Pengcheng,Yijie Xia,Xiang Zhang,Donghe Du,Furkan Halis Isikgor,Jianyong Ouyang +9 more
TL;DR: The most successful conducting polymer in terms of practical application is poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) as discussed by the authors, which possesses many unique properties such as good film forming ability by versatile fabrication techniques, superior optical transparency in visible light range, high electrical conductivity, intrinsically high work function and good physical and chemical stability in air.
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Scientific Importance of Water‐Processable PEDOT–PSS and Preparation, Challenge and New Application in Sensors of Its Film Electrode: A Review
Yangping Wen,Jingkun Xu +1 more
TL;DR: A review of PEDOT-PSS is presented in this article, where the authors discuss the scientific importance and broad multidisciplinary applications in organic/polymeric electronics and optoelectronics from the viewpoint of the historical development and promising application of representative ECPs.
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Significant conductivity enhancement of conductive poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrenesulfonate) films through a treatment with organic carboxylic acids and inorganic acids.
Yijie Xia,Jianyong Ouyang +1 more
TL;DR: Significant conductivity enhancement was observed on transparent and conductive poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) films after a treatment with organic and inorganic acids, including acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, oxalic acid, sulfurous acid, and hydrochloric acid.
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Developments in conducting polymer based counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells – An overview
TL;DR: In this paper, conducting polymers and their composites are used as counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) and their evaluation methods such as cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), Tafel polarization and chronoamperometry with photovoltaic performance studies are presented.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a new type of solar cell that is based on a photoelectrochemical process, where the light absorption is performed by a monolayer of dye (i.e., a Ruthenium complex) that is adsorbed chemically at the surface of a semiconductor.
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Modeling and interpretation of electrical impedance spectra of dye solar cells operated under open-circuit conditions
TL;DR: In this article, electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was applied in order to investigate electrochemical nanocrystalline TiO 2 dye solar cells (DSC), and three characteristic frequency peaks were observed in the spectra.
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On the mechanism of conductivity enhancement in poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) film through solvent treatment
TL;DR: In this article, a poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) film is enhanced by more than 100 fold on adding some organic compounds into aqueous solutions or by treating it with organic solvents, such as ethylene glycol, 2-nitroethanol, methyl sulfoxide or 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone.
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Enhancement of electrical conductivity of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(4-styrenesulfonate) by a change of solvents
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors measured the DC conductivity of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) doped with poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PSS) with various organic solvents.