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High Voltage Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells And Molecular Photocatalysis For Co2 Reduction, Roberta Ramalho Rodrigues
High Voltage Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells And Molecular Photocatalysis For Co2 Reduction, Roberta Ramalho Rodrigues
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The development of high voltage solar cells is an attractive way to use sunlight to power electrocatalysts for water oxidation, electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction, and consumer electronics. Through careful molecular dye engineering and redox shuttle pairing, our group has reported a single-junction dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) employing, for the first time, an iron redox mediator (Fe(bpy)33+/2+) in conjunction with a novel wide band gap dye (RR9). This system generates a high photovoltage of 1.42 V. To the best of our knowledge, this system is the highest photovoltage achieved by a single-junction DSC device without metal oxide doping. The RR9/Fe(bpy)33+/2+ redox …