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A novel quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell based on monolayer capped nanoparticles framework materials

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A new kind of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-octadecyl-5-pyrazolone (PMOP)-capped ZnO nanoparticle has been synthesized and characterized with UV–VIS, IR and fluorescent spectra. The material was used as a framework to form a quasi-solid-state electrolyte and employed in dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). Since the long alkyl-chain of PMOP interacts with liquid solvent, the quasi-solid-state DSSC with PMOP-capped nanoparticles shows higher stability in comparison with that of the liquid device and gives a comparable overall efficiency of 6.8% under AM 1.5 illumination.

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We thank the NHTRDP (863 Program No. 2002AA302403), NNSFC (20490210) and Shanghai Sci. Tech. Comm. (03QB14006 and 03DZ12031) for financial support.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Material Chemistry and Applications, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P.R. China

    Jiang-Bin Xia & Chun-Hui Huang

  2. Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P.R. China

    Fu-You Li, Hong Yang, Xiang-Hong Li & Chun-Hui Huang

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Xia, JB., Li, FY., Yang, H. et al. A novel quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell based on monolayer capped nanoparticles framework materials. J Mater Sci 42, 6412–6416 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-006-1184-3

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