TY - JOUR N2 - A novel methodology was implemented in the present study to concurrently control power conversion efficiency (η) and durability (D) of co-sensitized dye solar cells. Applying response surface methodology (RSM) and Desirability Function (DF), the main influential assembling (dye volume ratio and anti-aggregation agent concentration) and operational (performance temperature) parameters were systematically changed to probe their main and interactive effects on the η and D responses. Individual optimization based on RSM elucidated that D can be solely controlled by changing the ratio of vat-based organic photosensitizers, whereas η takes both effects of dye volume ratio and anti-aggregation concentration into account. Among the studied factors, the performance temperature played the most vital role in η and D regulation. In particular, however, multi-objective optimization by DF explored the degree to which one should be careful about manipulation of assembling and operational parameters in the way maximization of performance of a co-sensitized dye solar cell. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/115372/PDF/main.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/115372 PY - 2017 IS - No 3 EP - 237 KW - Dye-sensitized solar cell KW - Co-sensitization KW - Response surface methodology KW - Organic dye KW - Desirability function A1 - Hosseinnezhad, M. A1 - Shadman, A. A1 - Reza Saeb, M. A1 - Mohammadi, Y. PB - Polish Academy of Sciences (under the auspices of the Committee on Electronics and Telecommunication) and Association of Polish Electrical Engineers in cooperation with Military University of Technology VL - vol. 25 DA - 23.07.2017 T1 - A new direction in design and manufacture of co-sensitized dye solar cells: Toward concurrent optimization of power conversion efficiency and durability SP - 229 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/115372 T2 - Opto-Electronics Review ER -