DSSCs were fabricated using two dyes as the sensitizers, with an
effective area of 0.96 cm2, single-layer TiO2 film with 10–15 lm
thickness on ITO, and the electrolyte composed of 0.5 M LiI,
0.05 M I2, and 0.5 M 4-tert-butyl-pyridine (TBP) in 3-methoxypropionitrile
in methanol solution.