Electrolytes in dye-sensitized solar cells

J Wu, Z Lan, J Lin, M Huang, Y Huang, L Fan… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
In 2003, Nobel Laureate Richard E. Smalley outlined humanity's top 10 problems for the
next 50 years. 1 The top problem is energy (Figure 1). Human society is facing a global …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in dye-sensitized solar cells: from photoanodes, sensitizers and electrolytes to counter electrodes

M Ye, X Wen, M Wang, J Iocozzia, N Zhang, C Lin… - Materials Today, 2015 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), as low-cost photovoltaic devices compared to
conventional silicon solar cells, have received widespread attention in recent years; …

Dye Stabilization and Enhanced Photoelectrode Wettability in Water-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells through Post-assembly Atomic Layer Deposition of TiO2

HJ Son, C Prasittichai, JE Mondloch… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Detachment (desorption) of molecular dyes from photoelectrodes is one of the major
limitations for the long-term operation of dye-sensitized solar cells. Here we demonstrate a …

Glass-encapsulated light harvesters: More efficient dye-sensitized solar cells by deposition of self-aligned, conformal, and self-limited silica layers

HJ Son, X Wang, C Prasittichai, NC Jeong… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
A major loss mechanism in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) is recombination at the
TiO2/electrolyte interface. Here we report a method to reduce greatly this loss mechanism …

Recent research progress on quasi-solid-state electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells

A Mahmood - Journal of energy chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are the most promising, low cost and most extensively
investigated solar cells. They are famous for their clean and efficient solar energy …

Stabilization of a Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Dye on Nanocrystalline TiO2 by an Electropolymerized Overlayer

AM Lapides, DL Ashford, K Hanson… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The long-term performance of dye-sensitized solar and photoelectrochemical cells is
strongly dependent on the stability of surface-bound chromophores and chromophore …

Passivation of the TiO2 Surface and Promotion of N719 Dye Anchoring with Poly(4-vinylpyridine) for Efficient and Stable Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

DFSL Rodrigues, F Santos, CMR Abreu… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have turned to be the most promising PV technology for
indoor applications, for sustainable powering billions of IoT devices and wireless indoor …

Controlling Interfacial Recombination in Aqueous Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells by Octadecyltrichlorosilane Surface Treatment

C Dong, W **ang, F Huang, D Fu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
A general and convenient strategy is proposed for enhancing photovoltaic performance of
aqueous dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSCs) through the surface modification of titania using …

Interfacial engineering for dye-sensitized solar cells

S Zhang, X Yang, C Qin, Y Numata… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells as “low-cost” alternatives to traditional silicon-based solar cells
are promising for clean electricity generation. The key processes in practical devices, such …

Post-assembly atomic layer deposition of ultrathin metal-oxide coatings enhances the performance of an organic dye-sensitized solar cell by suppressing dye …

HJ Son, CH Kim, DW Kim, NC Jeong… - … Applied Materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Dye aggregation and concomitant reduction of dye excited-state lifetimes and electron-
injection yields constitute a significant mechanism for diminution of light-to-electrical energy …