Towards sustainable solar cells: unveiling the latest developments in bio-nano materials for enhanced DSSC efficiency

SN Tamilselvan, S Shanmugan - Clean Energy, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Fossil fuels—instrumental in powering the nineteenth-century Industrial Revolution—are
now under heightened scrutiny due to environmental concerns and carbon emissions …

Efficient and stable z907-based dye-sensitized solar cells enabled by suppressed charge recombination and photocatalytic activity

X Huang, Y Gao, W Li, J Wang, G Yue… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on the TiO2 photoanode are promising
contenders for photovoltaic technology. However, the TiO2 photoanode shows severe …

Advances in nano sensors for monitoring and optimal performance enhancement in photovoltaic cells

TS Dhahi, AKY Dafhalla, OE Tayfour, A Mubarakali… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Nanosensors have gained significant attention in recent years for improving energy
conversion and storage performance in solar cells. These nanosensors, typically made from …

2D/2D SnOx/TiO2 Z-scheme heterojunction with oxygen vacancies for boosted photocatalytic performance and mechanistic insight

Q Wang, Y Tang, Y Li, T Li, C Wang, F Yu - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
A Z-Scheme heterojunction two-dimensional/two-dimensional (2D/2D) SnO x/TiO 2
photocatalyst modified with oxygen vacancies (OVs) was successfully prepared using a …

Enhanced indoor photovoltaic efficiency of 40% in dye-sensitized solar cells using cocktail starburst triphenylamine dyes and dual-species copper electrolyte

PR Jebin, AS George, RK Mishra, J John… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Recombination is the most critical process that controls the photovoltaic performance in dye-
sensitized solar cells (DSCs). Herein, we successfully introduced a new triphenylamine …

Interfacial engineering of FTO/TiO2 interface via Au nanoparticles for quantum dot sensitized solar cells and photoelectrochemical H2 generation applications

V Bhullar, I Singh, V Sharma, A Mahajan - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Do** of noble metals in TiO 2 has been known to be an excellent way to enhance light
absorption and reduce charge recombinations in sensitized photoanodes based devices. In …

Assembling Fe 4 single-molecule magnets on a TiO 2 monolayer

AL Sorrentino, L Poggini, G Serrano, G Cucinotta… - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The decoration of technologically relevant surfaces, such as metal oxides, with Single-
Molecule Magnets (SMMs) constitutes a persistent challenge for the integration of these …

Photocatalytic efficiency of K-TiO2 for air pollutant treatment: Synergistic effect of NO and acetaldehyde by K incorporation

S Zhao, SY Kim, Y Choi, H Choe, BJ Cha, Y Ji… - Applied Surface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rutile TiO 2 samples with varying levels of K incorporation and annealing temperatures
were tested as catalysts for NO oxidation under visible light. Among the catalysts, 0.374% K …