染料敏化剂是影响染料敏化太阳能电池(DSC)性能的重要因素。介绍了染料敏化剂的分类及获得高效、稳定的电池时染料敏化剂需要满足的条件,根据天然染料敏化剂的分类,分别介绍了叶绿素类、花青素类、类胡萝卜素类以及单宁酸等天然染料作为DSC敏化剂的研究进展及其区别,指出对天然染料敏化剂的研究有利于降低染料敏化太阳能电池的生产成本并促进其工业化发展。
Dye sensitizer is one of the most important components in dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC). The clas sification of dye sensitizers and the requirements to achieve high light-to-energy conversion efficiency for DSC are in- troduced. According to the classification of the natural dye, the development of natural dye sensitizers used in DSC is introduced, such as chlorophyll, anthocyan, carotene and tannic acid respectively, and the difference between them. Research progress in natural dyes should benefit the development of commercial production of DSC due to their low cost and environment benign.