Natural dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs): An overview of extraction, characterization and performance

U Mahajan, K Prajapat, M Dhonde, K Sahu… - Nano-Structures & Nano …, 2024 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have emerged as a promising technology for solar
energy conversion due to their affordability and adaptability. Natural dyes derived from …

[HTML][HTML] Advances on dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) nanostructures and natural colorants: A review

JA Castillo-Robles, E Rocha-Rangel… - Journal of Composites …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Human beings are attempting to take advantage of renewable natural resources by using
solar cells. These devices take the sun's radiation and convert it into electrical energy. The …

Alternative sources of natural pigments for dye-sensitized solar cells: Algae, cyanobacteria, bacteria, archaea and fungi

A Orona-Navar, I Aguilar-Hernández, KDP Nigam… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized solar cells have been of great interest in photovoltaic technology due to their
capacity to convert energy at a low cost. The use of natural pigments means replacing …

Fabrication of efficient natural dye-sensitized Solar Cells using Mediterranean olive leaves as natural dye sensitizer

RN Iman, K Harrabi, M Younas, A Mekki - Journal of Photochemistry and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The synthesis of synthetic dyes employed in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is often
associated with substantial costs and environmental concerns. As a result, there is growing …

Co-sensitization of natural and low-cost dyes for efficient panchromatic light-harvesting using dye-sensitized solar cells

M Golshan, S Osfouri, R Azin, T Jalali… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Co-sensitization is an effective strategy to achieve panchromatic light-harvesting and to
enhance dye-sensitized solar cell performance. In this work, the potential of the extracted …

Synthesis and computational study of coumarin thiophene-based D-π-A azo bridge colorants for DSSC and NLOphoric application

NN Ayare, S Sharma, KK Sonigara, J Prasad… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This article is comprised of designing and synthesis of three coumarin-based donors (D)-π-
azo-acceptor (A) colorants with− COOH and-SO 3 H anchoring groups for application in dye …

Performance evaluation of natural native dyes as photosensitizer in dye-sensitized solar cells

T Jalali, P Arkian, M Golshan, M Jalali, S Osfouri - Optical Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, the efficacy of wild natural dyes as the sensitizer was investigated for the
fabrication of natural dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The natural pigments were …

Exploration of 4-substituted thiophene-based azo dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells and non-linear optical materials: synthesis and an in silico approach

SJ Sharma, N Sekar - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This work examines the effects of changing the secondary donors' donating strengths at the
thiophene ring's fourth position in a range of dyes designated SR1 to SR9. The DFT results …

Performance evaluation of natural dye-sensitized solar cells: a comparison of density functional theory and experimental data on chlorophyll, anthocyanin, and …

M Hussain, T Jalali, L Maftoon-Azad… - ACS Applied Electronic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have emerged as a promising third-generation
photovoltaic technology due to their low-cost fabrication, flexibility, reduced energy payback …

The role of secondary donor in thiophene-based azo dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells and non-linear optics

SJ Sharma, N Sekar - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A …, 2024 - Elsevier
The effect of altering the donating strength of secondary donors at the 4th position of the
thiophene ring in a series of dyes labeled AB1 to AB9 is investigated in this study. According …