@ARTICLE{Gnida_Paweł_Effect_2022,
 author={Gnida, Paweł and Slodek, Aneta and Schab-Balcerzak, Ewa},
 volume={30},
 number={1},
 journal={Opto-Electronics Review},
 pages={e140739},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2022},
 publisher={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},
 abstract={This work summarises investigations focused on the photoanode impact on the photovoltaic response of dye-sensitized solar cells. This is a comparison of the results obtained by the authors’ research team with literature data. The studies concern the effect of the chemical structure of the applied dye, TiO2 nanostructure, co-adsorbents addition, and experimental conditions of the anode preparation. The oxide substrates were examined using a scanning electron microscope to determine the thickness and structure of the material. The TiO2 substrates with anchored dye molecules were also tested for absorption properties in the UV-Vis light range, largely translating into current density values. Photovoltaic parameters of the fabricated devices with sandwich structure were obtained from current-voltage measurements. During tests conducted with the N719 dye, it was found that devices containing an 8.4 µm thick oxide semiconductor layer had the highest efficiency (5.99%). At the same time, studies were carried out to determine the effect of the solvent and it was found that the best results were obtained using an ACN : tert-butanol mixture (5.46%). Next, phenothiazine derivatives (PTZ-1–PTZ-6) were used to prepare the devices; among the prepared solar cells, the devices containing PTZ-2 and PTZ-3 had the highest performance (6.21 and 6.22%, respectively). Two compounds designated as Th-1 and M-1 were used to prepare devices containing a dye mixture with N719.},
 type={Reviews},
 title={Effect of photoanode structure and sensitization conditions on the photovoltaic response of dye-sensitized solar cells},
 URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/122609/PDF-MASTER/OPELRE_2022_30_1_P_Gnida.pdf},
 doi={10.24425/opelre.2022.140739},
 keywords={dye-sensitized solar cells, N719, phenothiazine derivatives, TiO2 nanostructures, co-sensitization, co-adsorbents},
}