Advancements in the development of TiO2 photoanodes and its fabrication methods for dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) applications. A review

MS Ahmad, AK Pandey, N Abd Rahim - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are widely studied for the safe and reliable energy
supply. Due to its low fabrication cost, eco-friendly production and competitive efficiency, this …

Dye-sensitized solar cells employing polymers

S Yun, JN Freitas, AF Nogueira, Y Wang… - Progress in Polymer …, 2016 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are of interest due to their potential use as inexpensive
and environmentally friendly photovoltaic (PV) devices with acceptable power conversion …

Perspectives for solid biopolymer electrolytes in dye sensitized solar cell and battery application

R Singh, AR Polu, B Bhattacharya, HW Rhee… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic technologies represent one of the leading research areas of solar energy which
is one of the most powerful renewable alternatives of fossil fuels. In a common photovoltaic …

New insights into dye-sensitized solar cells with polymer electrolytes

JN de Freitas, AF Nogueira, MA De Paoli - Journal of Materials …, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer electrolytes or gel polymer electrolytes are interesting alternatives to substitute
liquid electrolytes in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). The interest in this research field is …

Novel hollow mesoporous 1D TiO2 nanofibers as photovoltaic and photocatalytic materials

X Zhang, V Thavasi, SG Mhaisalkar, S Ramakrishna - Nanoscale, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Hollow mesoporous one dimensional (1D) TiO2 nanofibers are successfully prepared by co-
axial electrospinning of a titanium tetraisopropoxide (TTIP) solution with two immiscible …

Controlled synthesis of ZnO and TiO2 nanotubes by chemical method and their application in dye-sensitized solar cells

Z Liu, C Liu, J Ya, E Lei - Renewable Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
In this paper, the center hollow ZnO and TiO2 nanotubes arrays were synthesized by
chemical etching ZnO nanorods and sol-gel process assisted by ZnO nanorods templates …

Down-converting lanthanide doped TiO2 photoelectrodes for efficiency enhancement of dye-sensitized solar cells

H Hafez, M Saif, MSA Abdel-Mottaleb - Journal of Power Sources, 2011 - Elsevier
Lanthanide (Ln3+) doped TiO2 down-conversion photoelectrodes (Ln3+= Eu3+ and Sm3+
ions) are used to enhance the photovoltaic efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) …

Present status of solid state photoelectrochemical solar cells and dye sensitized solar cells using PEO-based polymer electrolytes

PK Singh, RK Nagarale, SP Pandey… - Advances in Natural …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Due to energy crises in the future, much effort is being directed towards alternate sources.
Solar energy is accepted as a novel substitute for conventional sources of energy. Out of the …

Solid‐state dye‐sensitized and bulk heterojunction solar cells using TiO2 and ZnO nanostructures: recent progress and new concepts at the borderline

J Boucle, J Ackermann - Polymer International, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In the field of photovoltaic energy conversion, hybrid inorganic/organic devices represent
promising alternatives to standard photovoltaic systems in terms of exploiting the specific …

Application of TiO2 Fusiform Nanorods for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Significantly Improved Efficiency

K Fan, W Zhang, T Peng, J Chen… - The Journal of Physical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Anatase TiO2 fusiform nanorods with diameters 20–80 nm and lengths 200–400 nm are
synthesized by a two-step hydrothermal method, and the effects of the obtained TiO2 …