Ruthenium complexes as sensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cells

S Aghazada, MK Nazeeruddin - Inorganics, 2018 - mdpi.com
In this review, we discuss the main directions in which ruthenium complexes for dye-
sensitized solar cells (DSCs) were developed. We critically discuss the implemented design …

Recent advances in the synthesis and applications of 2, 6-dipyrazolylpyridine derivatives and their complexes

MA Halcrow - New Journal of Chemistry, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Developments in the chemistry of 2, 6-di (pyrazol-1-yl) pyridine (1-bpp) and 2, 6-di (pyrazol-
3-yl) pyridine (3-bpp), their derivatives and their complexes are surveyed, with emphasis on …

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 …

Molecular design principle of all‐organic dyes for dye‐sensitized solar cells

BG Kim, K Chung, J Kim - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
All‐organic dyes have shown promising potential as an effective sensitizer in dye‐sensitized
solar cells (DSSCs). The design concept of all‐organic dyes to improve light‐to‐electric …

Gold nanoparticles inlaid TiO 2 photoanodes: a superior candidate for high-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells

Y Li, H Wang, Q Feng, G Zhou, ZS Wang - Energy & Environmental …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
By designing a fine-controlled nanocomposite with Au nanoparticles (∼ 2 nm in size)
directly inlaid in TiO2 as working electrode, efficiency (η) of 10.1% for a dye-sensitized solar …

Constructing high-efficiency D–A− π–A-featured solar cell sensitizers: a promising building block of 2, 3-diphenylquinoxaline for antiaggregation and photostability

K Pei, Y Wu, A Islam, Q Zhang, L Han… - … Applied Materials & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Controlling the sensitizer morphology on a nanocrystalline TiO2 surface is beneficial to
facilitating electron injection and suppressing charge recombination. Given that the grafted …

Improvement of dye-sensitized solar cells toward the broader light harvesting of the solar spectrum

SK Balasingam, M Lee, MG Kang, Y Jun - Chemical Communications, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been extensively evolved for the past two decades
in order to improve their cell performance. From the commercialization point of view, the …

Molecular engineering of quinoxaline-based organic sensitizers for highly efficient and stable dye-sensitized solar cells

X Lu, Q Feng, T Lan, G Zhou, ZS Wang - Chemistry of Materials, 2012 - ACS Publications
A series of quinoxaline based metal-free organic sensitizers has been designed and
synthesized for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The absorption, electrochemical, and …

Mesoporous Ni0.85Se Nanospheres Grown in Situ on Graphene with High Performance in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

X Zhang, Y Yang, S Guo, F Hu, L Liu - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Mesoporous Ni0. 85Se nanospheres grown on graphene were synthesized via the
hydrothermal approach. Because of the exceptional electron-transfer pathway of graphene …

Organic sensitizers with extended conjugation frameworks as cosensitizers of porphyrins for develo** efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

Y Cheng, G Yang, H Jiang, S Zhao… - ACS applied materials …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Relatively high efficiencies have been achieved for porphyrin-based dye-sensitized solar
cells. For the purpose of designing efficient cosensitizers, we herein report systematically …