Organic/metal-organic photosensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC): Recent developments, new trends, and future perceptions

M Yahya, A Bouziani, C Ocak, Z Seferoğlu… - Dyes and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Humankind is currently heavily reliant on fossil fuel for its energy supply. However, fossil
fuels are a nonrenewable source. It requires hundreds of millions of years for fossil fuels to …

Vegetable-based dye-sensitized solar cells

G Calogero, A Bartolotta, G Di Marco… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
There is currently a large effort to improve the performance of low cost renewable energy
devices. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are emerging as one of the most promising low …

Highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells: progress and future challenges

S Zhang, X Yang, Y Numata, L Han - Energy & Environmental Science, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
High energy conversion efficiency is one of the most important keys to the commercialization
of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) in the huge electricity generation market. According to …

Diketopyrrolopyrroles: synthesis, reactivity, and optical properties

M Grzybowski, DT Gryko - Advanced Optical Materials, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
First reported by Farnum as much as 40 years ago, diketopyrrolopyrroles (2, 5‐
dihydropyrrolo [4, 3‐c] pyrrolo‐1, 4‐diones) are currently one of the most widely used dyes …

Metal free sensitizer and catalyst for dye sensitized solar cells

S Ahmad, E Guillén, L Kavan, M Grätzel… - Energy & …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The carbon neutral process for energy conversion is of utmost importance, in this context
photovoltaics, especially dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are a viable alternative. Few …

Insight into D–A− π–A structured sensitizers: a promising route to highly efficient and stable dye-sensitized solar cells

Y Wu, WH Zhu, SM Zakeeruddin… - ACS applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is one of the most promising photovoltaic technologies
with potential of low cost, light weight, and good flexibility. The practical application of …

14.8% perovskite solar cells employing carbazole derivatives as hole transporting materials

S Do Sung, MS Kang, IT Choi, HM Kim, H Kim… - Chemical …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Three novel carbazole-based molecules have been synthesized and successfully applied
as hole-transporting materials (HTMs) of CH3NH3PbI3-based perovskite solar cells. In …

Blue-coloured highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells by implementing the diketopyrrolopyrrole chromophore

JH Yum, TW Holcombe, Y Kim, K Rakstys, T Moehl… - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
The paradigm shift in dye sensitized solar cells (DSCs)–towards donor-π bridge-acceptor (D-
π-A) dyes–increases the performances of DSCs and challenges established design …

Recent advances and insights in dye-sensitized NiO photocathodes for photovoltaic devices

V Nikolaou, A Charisiadis, G Charalambidis… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar energy is undoubtedly one of the most exploitable energy sources providing a
potential solution to address the environmental issues deriving from the excessive use of …

New approaches in component design for dye-sensitized solar cells

N Vlachopoulos, A Hagfeldt, I Benesperi… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The present perspective presents a number of issues related to the current direction of
DSSC research, with emphasis on the transition from iodide-containing electrolyte to charge …