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Impedance Characteristics of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

Liu Weiqing1,2, Kou Dongxing1, Cai Molang1, Hu Linhua1, Dai Songyuan1*   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Novel Thin Film Solar Cells, Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Nondestructive Testing of Ministry of Education, School of Measuring and Optical Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China
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Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) are regarded as a potential low-cost alternative to conventional solar cells and have attracted considerable interest during the past decades. The working mechanism of DSC is not yet fully been understood and needs further investigation. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is a powerful technique to identify and study the working mechanism in DSC. Through the EIS measurements, some parameters, such as electron transfer resistance, electron transport resistance, capacitance, ion diffusion resistance, electron diffusion constant and electron lifetime, etc. can be obtained. After further processing of these data, the charge transport kinetics, the electron transfer kinetics, the electron collection kinetics, the semiconductor energy level changes and the density of states distribution can be analyzed. This paper summarizes the basic theory and experimental methods of EIS application in DSC. The latest research progress about the charge transport process, the electron transfer process, the impedance of DSC information extraction and the dynamic process analysis are reviewed. Furthermore, the application of EIS in various research fields of DSC, such as photoanode, electrolyte system, counter electrode, stability test, new structure design are introduced. Especially, the impedance characteristics of the various components of DSC are summed up and the latest progress in the study of the work mechanism in DSC are systematically summarized. The current problems existed in the research of EIS application for DSC are discussed and the future development is prospected.

Contents
1 Introduction
2 Basic theory of EIS application in DSC
2.1 Light and dark impedance characteristic research
2.2 Study on frequency response of DSC internal processes
2.3 Study on the mathematical model of EIS
3 Experimental methods of EIS application in DSC
3.1 The two electrodes and the three electrodes measuring system
3.2 The difference and connection between optical/electrical impedance in the frequency domain
4 Analysis of DSC impedance information
4.1 Study on the construction of DSC equivalent circuit
4.2 The impedance of the DSC information extraction and dynamic process analysis
5 The impedance characteristics of DSC
5.1 The impedance characteristics of optical anode
5.2 The impedance characteristics of the electrolyte system
5.3 The impedance characteristics of the counter electrode
5.4 The impedance characteristics of the dye/co-adsorbent
5.5 The impedance characteristics of the conductive substrate
5.6 EIS application in the stability
5.7 EIS application in the new structure cell
6 Summary and outlook

Key words: dye-sensitized, solar cells, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)

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