《Seo-二零一六-Rapid dye adsorption》.pdf

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 19 (2013) 488–492 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry jou r n al h o mep ag e: w ww .elsevier .co m/loc ate/jiec Rapid dye adsorption for dye-sensitized solar cells using a simple ultrasonication method Youngmi Seo, Jung Hyeun Kim * Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul 130-743, Republic of Korea A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Article history: The dye adsorption process for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is the most rate limiting step, usually Received 14 March 2012 consuming up to 24 h depending on the film thickness and particle size. In this study, we propose a Accepted 3 September 2012 simple and effective method to reduce the dye adsorption time using a general bath-type ultrasonic Available online 10 September 2012 device. Applying the ultrasonication method, the dye adsorption time was much reduced compared to the conventional dipping method for the full uptake of dye molecules. For further studies, the sole effect Keywords: of solution temperature on the dye adsorption was also investigated due to the solution temperature Dye-sensitized solar cells increase during the ultrasonication process. The UV and IR absorbance analyses were performed to detect Dye adsorption Ultrasonication the possible structural changes of dye molecules during the ultrasonication process.