Dye-sensitized solar cells: fundamentals and current status

K Sharma, V Sharma, SS Sharma - Nanoscale research letters, 2018 - Springer
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) belong to the group of thin-film solar cells which have
been under extensive research for more than two decades due to their low cost, simple …

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 …

Low-loss contacts on textured substrates for inverted perovskite solar cells

SM Park, M Wei, N Lempesis, W Yu, T Hossain… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs) promise enhanced operating stability compared to
their normal-structure counterparts,–. To improve efficiency further, it is crucial to combine …

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 …

Titanium dioxide nanomaterials for photovoltaic applications

Y Bai, I Mora-Sero, F De Angelis, J Bisquert… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The continuous increase of the world's population, together with the substantial
development of industry has brought about imperious demand for larger energy …

Dye-sensitized solar cells

A Hagfeldt, G Boschloo, L Sun, L Kloo… - Chemical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
At the end of last century, the possibility to use devices based on molecular components for
the construction of a robust large-scale solar electricity production facility seemed utopic. But …

Fully printable mesoscopic perovskite solar cells with organic silane self-assembled monolayer

L Liu, A Mei, T Liu, P Jiang, Y Sheng… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
By the introduction of an organic silane self-assembled monolayer, an interface-engineering
approach is demonstrated for hole-conductor-free, fully printable mesoscopic perovskite …

Theoretical insights into photoinduced charge transfer and catalysis at oxide interfaces

AV Akimov, AJ Neukirch, OV Prezhdo - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
As the world's population increases and substantial industrial growth continues, the energy
demands of society increase rapidly. Although the earth's oil, natural gas, and coal deposits …

Enhanced Charge-Collection Efficiencies and Light Scattering in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Oriented TiO2 Nanotubes Arrays

K Zhu, NR Neale, A Miedaner, AJ Frank - Nano letters, 2007 - ACS Publications
We report on the microstructure and dynamics of electron transport and recombination in
dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) incorporating oriented TiO2 nanotube (NT) arrays. The …

Improvement of dye-sensitized solar cells: what we know and what we need to know

Z Ning, Y Fu, H Tian - Energy & Environmental Science, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
The dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) has been regarded as one of the most promising next-
generation solar cells. Tremendous research efforts have been invested to improve the …