Recent advances in eco-friendly and cost-effective materials towards sustainable dye-sensitized solar cells

N Mariotti, M Bonomo, L Fagiolari, N Barbero… - Green chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), as emerging photovoltaic technology, have been
thoroughly and extensively investigated in the last three decades. Since their first …

Aqueous dye-sensitized solar cells

F Bella, C Gerbaldi, C Barolo, M Grätzel - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Nowadays, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are the most extensively investigated
systems for the conversion of solar energy into electricity, particularly for implementation in …

Toward eco-friendly dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs): Natural dyes and aqueous electrolytes

JH Kim, DH Kim, JH So, HJ Koo - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Due to their low cost, facile fabrication, and high-power conversion efficiency (PCE), dye-
sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted much attention. Ruthenium (Ru) complex dyes …

A water-based and metal-free dye solar cell exceeding 7% efficiency using a cationic poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) derivative

F Bella, L Porcarelli, D Mantione, C Gerbaldi… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
A green, efficient and stable solar cell based only on water and safe and cheap elements of
the periodic table is proposed in this work, finally consolidating (also from a sustainability …

The researcher's guide to solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells

I Benesperi, H Michaels, M Freitag - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In order to sustainably support its ever-increasing energy demand, the human society will
have to harvest renewable energy wherever and whenever possible. When converting light …

Aqueous lithium–iodine solar flow battery for the simultaneous conversion and storage of solar energy

M Yu, WD McCulloch, DR Beauchamp… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Integrating both photoelectric-conversion and energy-storage functions into one device
allows for the more efficient solar energy usage. Here we demonstrate the concept of an …

Membrane-inspired acidically stable dye-sensitized photocathode for solar fuel production

KA Click, DR Beauchamp, Z Huang… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Tandem dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells (DSPECs) for water splitting are a
promising method for sustainable energy conversion but so far have been limited by their …

Solar-powered electrochemical energy storage: an alternative to solar fuels

M Yu, WD McCulloch, Z Huang, BB Trang… - Journal of materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Because of the intermittent nature of solar radiation, being able to simultaneously convert
and store solar energy is a significant advance for efficiently harnessing solar energy. Solar …

Approaching truly sustainable solar cells by the use of water and cellulose derivatives

F Bella, S Galliano, M Falco, G Viscardi, C Barolo… - Green …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are emerging as the first truly safe, cheap and
eco-friendly photovoltaic technology, at the same time overcoming the well-known instability …

Unveiling iodine-based electrolytes chemistry in aqueous dye-sensitized solar cells

F Bella, S Galliano, M Falco, G Viscardi, C Barolo… - Chemical …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have recently emerged as promising systems,
which can combine low cost and environmental compatibility with appreciable efficiency …