Graphene, the 2D form of carbon based material existing as a single layer of atoms
arranged in a honeycomb lattice, has set the science and technology sectors alight with …

Nature has chosen chlorophylls in plants as antennae to harvest light for the conversion of
solar energy in complicated photosynthetic processes. Inspired by natural photosynthesis …

The iodide/triiodide redox shuttle has limited the efficiencies accessible in dye-sensitized
solar cells. Here, we report mesoscopic solar cells that incorporate a Co (II/III) tris (bipyridyl) …

The emergence of semiconductor nanocrystals as the building blocks of nanotechnology
has opened up new ways to utilize them in next generation solar cells. This paper focuses …

The increasing energy demand in the near future will force us to seek environmentally clean
alternative energy resources. The emergence of nanomaterials as the new building blocks …

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) are currently attracting considerable attention because of
their high light-to-electricity conversion efficiencies, ease of fabrication, and low production …

Nano-sized metal particles are attracting much interest in industrial and biomedical
applications due to the recent progress and development of nanotechnology, and the …

This review summarizes recent advances in the use of porphyrins, phthalocyanines, and
related compounds as components of solar cells, including organic molecular solar cells …

This article is written to provide an up-to-date review of porphyrin-based materials used in
organic solar cells (OSCs). During the past two decades, OSCs have been the subject of …

The controlled fabrication of nanometer-scale objects is without doubt one of the central
issues in current science and technology. However, existing fabrication techniques suffer …