| Title: | Designing Eco-Sustainable Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by the Use of a Menthol-Based Hydrophobic Eutectic Solvent as an Effective Electrolyte Medium |
| Author(s): | Boldrini CL; Manfredi N; Perna FM; Capriati V; Abbotto A; |
| Address: | "Department of Materials Science and Solar Energy Research Center MIB-SOLAR, University of Milano - Bicocca, and INSTM Milano - Bicocca Research Unit, Via Cozzi 55, 20125, Milano, Italy. Dipartimento di Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco, Universita di Bari 'Aldo Moro', Consorzio C.I.N.M.P.I.S., Via E. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1521-3765 (Electronic) 0947-6539 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The use of a hydrophobic eutectic solvent based on dl-menthol and a naturally occurring acid such as acetic acid has been tested as an eco-friendly electrolyte medium in dye-sensitized solar cells. In the presence of a de-aggregating agent and a representative hydrophobic organic photosensitizer, the corresponding devices displayed relatively good power conversion efficiencies in very thin active layers. In particular, the higher cell photovoltage detected in comparison to devices based on toxic and volatile organic compounds may stem from a more efficient interface interaction, as suggested by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy studies showing greater charge recombination resistance and electron lifetime" |
| Keywords: | dye-sensitized solar cell energy conversion hydrophobic eutectic solvent menthol solar energy sustainable chemistry; |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEBoldrini, Chiara Liliana Manfredi, Norberto Perna, Filippo Maria Capriati, Vito Abbotto, Alessandro eng Fondo di ateneo Quota competitiva 2016/Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca/ Interuniversities Consortium C.I.N.M.P.I.S./ Germany 2018/09/20 Chemistry. 2018 Dec 3; 24(67):17656-17659. doi: 10.1002/chem.201803668. Epub 2018 Oct 30" |
