Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Fundamentals and Current Status

Table 2 Efficiencies for different dyes and electrolytes

Dye	Redox couple (RC)—(a)/HTM—(b)	FF (%)	η (%)	Reference
LEG4 + ADEKA-1	^(a) Co^3+/2+	77	14.3	[15]
D358	Tetra-n-propyl ammonium iodide	60	2.37	[311]
N719	^(a) I₃⁻/I⁻	71	8.35	[362]
Y123	^(a) Co^3+/2+	74	8.81	[101]
EosinY	^(a) Co(bpy)₃	72	3.85	[363]
YD2-o-C8	^(a) Co^3+/2+	68	8.97	[364]
Kojic acid-Azo 4	^(a) I₃⁻/I⁻	75	1.54	[365]
N719	^(a) I₃⁻/I⁻	72	8.57	[366]
N719	^(a) Co^3+/2+	71	10.42	[367]
N719	^(a) I₃⁻/I⁻	67	7.88	[368]
N719	^(a) I₃⁻/I⁻	72	9.96	[369]
C106	^(a) T₂⁻/T⁻	70	7.60	[370]
C106TBA	^(a) I₃⁻/I⁻	74	9.54	[371]
YA422	^(a) Co^3+/2+	74	10.65	[372]
SM315	^(a) Co^3+/2+	78	13	[373]
Y123	^(a) Co^3+/2+	71	10.30	[374]
Z907	^(a) T₂⁻/T⁻	72	7.90	[246]
N3	^(a) I₃⁻/I⁻	71	9.25	[375]
Y123	^(a) Co^3+/2+	78	9.90	[376]
FNE29	^(a) Co^3+/2+	70	8.24	[377]
CYC-B11	^(a) I₃⁻/I⁻	67	9	[378]
2-TPA-R	^(a) I₃⁻/I⁻	72	2.3	[184]
T1	^(a) I₃⁻/I⁻	60	5.73	[379]
PTZ-1	^(a) I₃⁻/I⁻	65.3	5.4	[150]
Y123 (OD)	^(b) Spiro-OMeTAD	76	7.2	[380]
N719	^(b) VM3	43	0.075	[381]
Z907	^(b) AS37	62	2.48	[382]
N3	^(b) Pentacene	49	0.8	[383]
D102 (OD)	^(b) 4d	32	0.54	[148]
SQ (OD)	^(b) TVT	64	0.19	[149]
D102 (OD)	^(b) VM5C9	38	0.47	[384]
N719	PET membrane	83	10.24	[138]
N719	LC-5% doped	61	4.61	[120]
Mangosteen	PEG: liquid electrolyte (Type I)	27	0.015	[106]
Mangosteen	PEG: liquid electrolyte (Type II)	14.5	0.010	[106]