Publications by Julian Burschka

Metal complex used as dopant and other usage

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Julian Burschka

The invention relates to electrochemical devices comprising complexes of cobalt comprising at least one ligand with a 5- or six membered, N-containing heteroring. The complex are useful as p- and n-dopants, as over of electrochemical devices, in particular ...

2017

Cobalt and/or copper complexes for use as hole transport layer dopants to improve optoelectronic or photoelectrochemical devices

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Julian Burschka, Fabrizio Giordano, Marina Freitag

This invention discloses a new class of dopants that allows easy tuning of the chem., phys., optical and/or electronic properties of the doping agent in order to carefully adapt it to the desired application, such as org. solar cells or solid state dye-sen ...

2016

Semi-transparent perovskite solar cells for tandems with silicon and CIGS

Michael Graetzel, Norman Pellet, Julian Burschka

A promising approach for upgrading the performance of an established low-bandgap solar technology without adding much cost is to deposit a high bandgap polycrystalline semiconductor on top to make a tandem solar cell. We use a transparent silver nanowire e ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2015

Co(III) Complexes as p-Dopants in Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Julian Burschka

Following our recent work on the use of Co(III) complexes as p-type dopants for triarylamine-based organic hole-conductors, we herein report on two new Co(III) complexes for doping applications. With the aim of ameliorating the dopant's suitability for its ...

American Chemical Society2013

High performance solid-state mesoscopic solar cells

Julian Burschka

Mesoscopic sensitized solar cells are one of the most promising third-generation photovoltaic technologies. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs), imitating the photosynthesis of green plants, were the first photovoltaic devices to utilize a mesoscopic heteroj ...

EPFL2013

Molecular Engineering of Organic Dyes for Improved Recombination Lifetime in Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Thomas Moehl, Julian Burschka

A major limitation of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells is a short electron diffusion length, which is due to fast recombination between electrons in the TiO2 electron-transporting layer and holes in the 2,2',7,7'-tetrakis(N,N-di-p-methoxyphenylamine) ...

American Chemical Society2013

Sequential deposition as a route to high-performance perovskite-sensitized solar cells

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Robin Humphry-Baker, Soo-Jin Moon, Norman Pellet, Julian Burschka, Peng Gao

Following pioneering work(1), solution-processable organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites-such as CH3NH3PbX3 (X = Cl, Br, I)-have attracted attention as light-harvesting materials for mesoscopic solar cells(2-15). So far, the perovskite pigment has been depo ...

Nature Publishing Group2013

Influence of the counter electrode on the photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells using a disulfide/thiolate redox electrolyte

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Julian Burschka

Strong scientific interests focus on the investigation of iodine-free redox couples for their application in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). Recently, a disulfide/thiolate-based redox electrolyte has been proposed as a valuable alternative to the conven ...

2012

Metal complexes for use as dopants and other uses

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Julian Burschka

The invention relates to electrochemical devices comprising complexes of cobalt comprising at least one ligand with a 5- or six membered, N-containing heteroring. The complex are useful as p- and n- dopants, as over of electrochemical devices, in particula ...

2012

Tris(2-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine)cobalt(III) as p-Type Dopant for Organic Semiconductors and Its Application in Highly Efficient Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Julian Burschka, Chenyi Yi, Amalie Dualeh

Chemical doping is an important strategy to alter the charge-transport properties of both molecular and polymeric organic semiconductors that find widespread application in organic electronic devices. We report on the use of a new class of Co(III) complexe ...

2011

Influence of the interfacial charge-transfer resistance at the counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells employing cobalt redox shuttles

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Julian Burschka, Chenyi Yi, Hoi Nok Tsao

We highlight the effect of the interfacial charge-transfer resistance at the counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells based on two cobalt redox shuttles, namely cobalt(III/II) tris(2,2'-bipyridine) and cobalt(III/II) tris(1,10-phenanthroline). Highl ...

2011