Phthalocyanines for dye-sensitized solar cells

M Urbani, ME Ragoussi, MK Nazeeruddin… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2019 - Elsevier
Phthalocyanines (Pcs) are robust and intensely colored macrocycles (blue pigments) with
high chemical, thermal and light stability, properties that are of paramount importance for …

Titanium dioxide nanomaterials for photovoltaic applications

Y Bai, I Mora-Sero, F De Angelis, J Bisquert… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The continuous increase of the world's population, together with the substantial
development of industry has brought about imperious demand for larger energy …

The renaissance of dye-sensitized solar cells

BE Hardin, HJ Snaith, MD McGehee - Nature photonics, 2012 - nature.com
Several recent major advances in the design of dyes and electrolytes for dye-sensitized
solar cells have led to record power-conversion efficiencies. Donor–pi–acceptor dyes …

Photochromic dye-sensitized solar cells with light-driven adjustable optical transmission and power conversion efficiency

Q Huaulmé, VM Mwalukuku, D Joly, J Liotier… - Nature Energy, 2020 - nature.com
Semi-transparent photovoltaics only allow for the fabrication of solar cells with an optical
transmission that is fixed during their manufacturing resulting in a trade-off between …

Theoretical Studies on Anatase and Less Common TiO2 Phases: Bulk, Surfaces, and Nanomaterials

F De Angelis, C Di Valentin, S Fantacci… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Driven by growing concerns for environmental and energy issues, interest in semiconductor-
based heterogeneous photocatalysis has increased considerably over the last decades …

Quantum‐dot‐sensitized solar cells

S Rühle, M Shalom, A Zaban - ChemPhysChem, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum‐dot‐sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) are a promising low‐cost alternative to existing
photovoltaic technologies such as crystalline silicon and thin inorganic films. The absorption …

A review on quantum dot sensitized solar cells: Past, present and future towards carrier multiplication with a possibility for higher efficiency

A Sahu, A Garg, A Dixit - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells are considered as the potential third
generation solar cells due to their suitable optoelectronic properties for photovoltaic …

Improvement of dye-sensitized solar cells: what we know and what we need to know

Z Ning, Y Fu, H Tian - Energy & Environmental Science, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
The dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) has been regarded as one of the most promising next-
generation solar cells. Tremendous research efforts have been invested to improve the …

Density functional theory characterization and design of high-performance diarylamine-fluorene dyes with different π spacers for dye-sensitized solar cells

J Zhang, HB Li, SL Sun, Y Geng, Y Wu… - Journal of Materials …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
To rationalize the marked difference in the energy conversion efficiency of dye sensitized
solar cells (DSSCs) based on organic dyes 1 and 2 different only in their π spacer, density …

Metal-free tetrathienoacene sensitizers for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells

N Zhou, K Prabakaran, B Lee, SH Chang… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A new series of metal-free organic chromophores (TPA-TTAR-A (1), TPA-T-TTAR-A (2), TPA-
TTAR-TA (3), and TPA-T-TTAR-TA (4)) are synthesized for application in dye-sensitized …