Application challenges in fiber and textile electronics

L Wang, X Fu, J He, X Shi, T Chen, P Chen… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Modern electronic devices are moving toward miniaturization and integration with an
emerging focus on wearable electronics. Due to their close contact with the human body …

Energy harvesting and storage in 1D devices

H Sun, Y Zhang, J Zhang, X Sun, H Peng - Nature Reviews Materials, 2017 - nature.com
Power systems and electronic devices that are bulky and rigid are not practical for use in
wearable applications that require flexibility and breathability. To address this, a range of 1D …

Carbon nanotube yarn for fiber‐shaped electrical sensors, actuators, and energy storage for smart systems

Y Jang, SM Kim, GM Spinks, SJ Kim - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Smart systems are those that display autonomous or collaborative functionalities, and
include the ability to sense multiple inputs, to respond with appropriate operations, and to …

Pt‐free counter electrode for dye‐sensitized solar cells with high efficiency

S Yun, A Hagfeldt, T Ma - Advanced Materials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted widespread attention in recent years as
potential cost‐effective alternatives to silicon‐based and thin‐film solar cells. Within typical …

Integrated power fiber for energy conversion and storage

Y Fu, H Wu, S Ye, X Cai, X Yu, S Hou… - Energy & …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
A new type of integrated power fiber that incorporates a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC)
and a supercapacitor (SC), which can be used for energy conversation and storage, was …

Rectangular Bunched Rutile TiO2 Nanorod Arrays Grown on Carbon Fiber for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

W Guo, C Xu, X Wang, S Wang, C Pan… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Because of their special application in photovoltaics, the growth of one-dimensional single-
crystalline TiO2 nanostructures on a flexible substrate is receiving intensive attention. Here …

Recent progress of counter electrode catalysts in dye-sensitized solar cells

M Wu, T Ma - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014 - ACS Publications
To realize long-term developments and practical application of the dye-sensitized solar cells
(DSCs) requires a robust increase of the power conversion efficiency (PCE) and a significant …

Nitrogen-doped graphene for dye-sensitized solar cells and the role of nitrogen states in triiodide reduction

S Hou, X Cai, H Wu, X Yu, M Peng, K Yan… - Energy & Environmental …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrogen-doped graphene was demonstrated as an efficient and alternative metal-free
electrocatalyst for dye-sensitized solar cells. Electrochemical measurements showed that …

One-dimensional (1D) nanostructured materials for energy applications

A Machín, K Fontánez, JC Arango, D Ortiz, J De León… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
At present, the world is at the peak of production of traditional fossil fuels. Much of the
resources that humanity has been consuming (oil, coal, and natural gas) are coming to an …

Fabrication of flexible dye sensitized solar cells on plastic substrates

HC Weerasinghe, F Huang, YB Cheng - Nano Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
This article introduces the latest progress in the research on fabrication of flexible dye-
sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), in particular the choice of flexible plastic substrates replacing …