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 …

Dye-sensitized solar cells employing polymers

S Yun, JN Freitas, AF Nogueira, Y Wang… - Progress in Polymer …, 2016 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are of interest due to their potential use as inexpensive
and environmentally friendly photovoltaic (PV) devices with acceptable power conversion …

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 …

Hierarchically structured porous materials for energy conversion and storage

Y Li, ZY Fu, BL Su - Advanced Functional Materials, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Materials with hierarchical porosity and structures have been heavily involved in newly
developed energy storage and conversion systems. Because of meticulous design and …

Functionalized graphene as a catalytic counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells

JD Roy-Mayhew, DJ Bozym, C Punckt, IA Aksay - ACS nano, 2010 - ACS Publications
When applied on the counter electrode of a dye-sensitized solar cell, functionalized
graphene sheets with oxygen-containing sites perform comparably to platinum (conversion …

Carbon nanotubes with titanium nitride as a low‐cost counter‐electrode material for dye‐sensitized solar cells

G Li, F Wang, Q Jiang, X Gao, P Shen - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2010 - infona.pl
Mix and match: The photovoltaic performance of carbon nanotubes with titanium nitride
nanoparticles (TiN‐CNTs; see picture), which is comparable to that of conventional platinum …

Optically transparent cathode for dye-sensitized solar cells based on graphene nanoplatelets

L Kavan, JH Yum, M Grätzel - Acs Nano, 2011 - ACS Publications
Commercial graphene nanoplatelets in the form of optically transparent thin films on F-
doped SnO2 (FTO) exhibited high electrocatalytic activity toward I3−/I− redox couple …

Low-cost dye-sensitized solar cell based on nine kinds of carbon counter electrodes

M Wu, X Lin, T Wang, J Qiu, T Ma - Energy & Environmental Science, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Nine kinds of carbon materials were introduced into dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs)
system as counter electrodes (CEs). We also compared the electrochemical catalytic activity …

Graphene nanoplatelets outperforming platinum as the electrocatalyst in co-bipyridine-mediated dye-sensitized solar cells

L Kavan, JH Yum, M Grätzel - Nano letters, 2011 - ACS Publications
Graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) in the form of thin semitransparent films on F-doped SnO2
(FTO) exhibit high electrocatalytic activity for the Co (bpy) 33+/2+ redox couple in acetonitrile …

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 …