Review on the development of natural dye photosensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells

NA Ludin, AMAA Mahmoud, AB Mohamad… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) provides credible alternative concept for inorganic solid-
state photovoltaic devices. The conversion efficiency of DSSC is mainly based on the dye …

Dye-sensitised solar cells: Development, structure, operation principles, electron kinetics, characterisation, synthesis materials and natural photosensitisers

MAM Al-Alwani, AB Mohamad, NA Ludin… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The energy economy is highly dependent on oil, coal and natural gas, which constitute 37%,
27% and 20% of energy usage, respectively. However, the reserves of fossil fuels (eg, crude …

N719 dye as a sensitizer for dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs): A review of its functions and certain rudimentary principles

AS Najm, SA Alwash, NH Sulaiman… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
New technologies need environmental and economic cooperation. Energy consumption is
fundamental to human survival, making sustainable development imperative. When …

Strategies to improve the performance of metal-free dye-sensitized solar cells

A Błaszczyk - Dyes and pigments, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent years dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted more and more attention
due to many advantages such as high molar absorption coefficient, facile molecular tailoring …

Tetraphenylethylene tethered phenothiazine-based double-anchored sensitizers for high performance dye-sensitized solar cells

CT Li, YL Kuo, CHP Kumar, PT Huang… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Double-anchored phenothiazine-cored sensitizers (YL1–YL4) having a tetraphenylethylene
(TPE) entity as the N-substituent with various π-spacers (thiophene, 3-hexylthiophene, 4 …

Development of new co-sensitizer based squaraine dyes for enhancing the performance of DSSC

SA Al-horaibi, AB Al-Odayni, A Alezzy… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
The conversion of near-infrared (NIR) light into electricity is a crucial goal for advancing the
capabilities of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). In order to achieve this, two novel …

Multi‐Branched Multi‐Anchoring Metal‐Free Dyes for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells

N Manfredi, B Cecconi, A Abbotto - European Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Multi‐branched multi‐anchoring metal‐free dyes as photosensitizers for dye‐sensitized
solar cells (DSSCs) are reviewed. The article outlines design strategies, main synthetic …

Molecular engineering of D–D–π–A type organic dyes incorporating indoloquinoxaline and phenothiazine for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

X Qian, X Wang, L Shao, H Li, R Yan, L Hou - Journal of Power Sources, 2016 - Elsevier
Four metal-free organic dyes QX05–08 based on indoloquinoxaline and phenothiazine
have been successfully designed and synthesized for dye-sensitized solar cells. The D–D–π …

Synthesis of efficient bi-anchoring bifuran/biphenyl derivatives for dye-sensitized solar cell applications

HM El-Shafeai, SA Badawy, MA Ismail, E Abdel-Latif… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthesis, description, and demonstration of dye-sensitive solar cell sensitizers
containing bifuran/biphenyl derivatives with cyanoacetic acid, barbiturate, thiobarbituric acid …

High‐performance dye‐sensitized solar cells based on phenothiazine dyes containing double anchors and thiophene spacers

WI Hung, YY Liao, CY Hsu, HH Chou… - Chemistry–An Asian …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
A series of new push–pull phenothiazine‐based dyes (HL1, HL2, HL3, HL4) featuring
various π spacers (thiophene, 3‐hexylthiophene, 4‐hexyl‐2, 2′‐bithiophene) and double …