Numerical Procedure for Optimizing Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Joint Authors
Fara, Laurentiu
Mitroi, Mihai Razvan
Ciurea, Magdalena Lidia
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We propose a numerical procedure consisting of a simplified physical model and a numerical method with the aim of optimizing the performance parameters of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).
We calculate the real rate of absorbed photons (in the dye spectral range) Grealx by introducing a factor β<1 in order to simplify the light absorption and reflection on TCO electrode.
We consider the electrical transport to be purely diffusive and the recombination process only to occur between electrons from the TiO2 conduction band and anions from the electrolyte.
The used numerical method permits solving the system of differential equations resulting from the physical model.
We apply the proposed numerical procedure on a classical DSSC based on Ruthenium dye in order to validate it.
For this, we simulate the J-V characteristics and calculate the main parameters: short-circuit current density Jsc, open circuit voltage Voc, fill factor FF, and power conversion efficiency η.
We analyze the influence of the nature of semiconductor (TiO2) and dye and also the influence of different technological parameters on the performance parameters of DSSCs.
The obtained results show that the proposed numerical procedure is suitable for developing a numerical simulation platform for improving the DSSCs performance by choosing the optimal parameters.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mitroi, Mihai Razvan& Fara, Laurentiu& Ciurea, Magdalena Lidia. 2014. Numerical Procedure for Optimizing Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Journal of Nanomaterials،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1041440
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mitroi, Mihai Razvan…[et al.]. Numerical Procedure for Optimizing Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Journal of Nanomaterials No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1041440
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mitroi, Mihai Razvan& Fara, Laurentiu& Ciurea, Magdalena Lidia. Numerical Procedure for Optimizing Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1041440
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1041440