Machine learning for high performance organic solar cells: current scenario and future prospects

A Mahmood, JL Wang - Energy & environmental science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Machine learning (ML) is a field of computer science that uses algorithms and techniques for
automating solutions to complex problems that are hard to program using conventional …

Design of molecular water oxidation catalysts with earth-abundant metal ions

M Kondo, H Tatewaki, S Masaoka - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The four-electron oxidation of water (2H2O→ O2+ 4H++ 4e−) is considered the main
bottleneck in artificial photosynthesis. In nature, this reaction is catalysed by a Mn4CaO5 …

Phthalocyanines for dye-sensitized solar cells

M Urbani, ME Ragoussi, MK Nazeeruddin… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2019 - Elsevier
Phthalocyanines (Pcs) are robust and intensely colored macrocycles (blue pigments) with
high chemical, thermal and light stability, properties that are of paramount importance for …

13.6% efficient organic dye-sensitized solar cells by minimizing energy losses of the excited state

L Zhang, X Yang, W Wang, GG Gurzadyan, J Li… - ACS Energy …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The electron-injection energy losses of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are among the
fundamental problems hindering their successful breakthrough application. Two …

Dye-sensitized solar cells with 13% efficiency achieved through the molecular engineering of porphyrin sensitizers

S Mathew, A Yella, P Gao, R Humphry-Baker… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Dye-sensitized solar cells have gained widespread attention in recent years because of their
low production costs, ease of fabrication and tunable optical properties, such as colour and …

Electrolytes in dye-sensitized solar cells

J Wu, Z Lan, J Lin, M Huang, Y Huang, L Fan… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
In 2003, Nobel Laureate Richard E. Smalley outlined humanity's top 10 problems for the
next 50 years. 1 The top problem is energy (Figure 1). Human society is facing a global …

Molecular engineering strategies for fabricating efficient porphyrin-based dye-sensitized solar cells

K Zeng, Z Tong, L Ma, WH Zhu, W Wu… - Energy & Environmental …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), as a cost effective and eco-friendly photovoltaic
technology for utilizing solar energy, are promising in meeting the increasing demand of …

Meso-substituted porphyrins for dye-sensitized solar cells

M Urbani, M Grätzel, MK Nazeeruddin… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Among the several approaches for harnessing solar energy and converting it into electricity,
dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) represent one of the most promising methods for future …

Photobiocatalysis: activating redox enzymes by direct or indirect transfer of photoinduced electrons

SH Lee, DS Choi, SK Kuk… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biocatalytic transformation has received increasing attention in the green synthesis of
chemicals because of the diversity of enzymes, their high catalytic activities and specificities …

Recent progress in porphyrin-based materials for organic solar cells

A Mahmood, JY Hu, B **ao, A Tang, X Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …