Dye-sensitized solar cells strike back

AB Muñoz-García, I Benesperi, G Boschloo… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) are celebrating their 30th birthday and they are attracting
a wealth of research efforts aimed at unleashing their full potential. In recent years, DSCs …

Charge carrier dynamics and reaction intermediates in heterogeneous photocatalysis by time-resolved spectroscopies

J Ma, TJ Miao, J Tang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Sunlight as the most abundant renewable energy holds the promise to make our society
sustainable. However, due to its low power density and intermittence, efficient conversion …

Efficient solar cells based on concerted companion dyes containing two complementary components: an alternative approach for cosensitization

K Zeng, Y Chen, WH Zhu, H Tian… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
With the purpose to achieve panchromatic absorption for constructing efficient dye-
sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), the cosensitization approach of using two dyes with …

Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 on TiO2 and Other Semiconductors

SN Habisreutinger, L Schmidt‐Mende… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Rising atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and the depletion of fossil fuel reserves raise
serious concerns about the ensuing effects on the global climate and future energy supply …

ZIF-8 metal organic framework composites as hydrogen evolution reaction photocatalyst: A review of the current state

M El Ouardi, HA Ahsaine, M Zbair, A BaQais, M Saadi - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In the past decade, extensive research has been devoted to synthesis of ZIF-8 materials for
catalytic applications. As physico-chemical properties are synthesis-dependent, this review …

Ultrafast electron dynamics in solar energy conversion

CS Ponseca Jr, P Chábera, J Uhlig, P Persson… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Electrons are the workhorses of solar energy conversion. Conversion of the energy of light to
electricity in photovoltaics, or to energy-rich molecules (solar fuel) through photocatalytic …

Self-template synthesis of double-shell TiO2@ ZIF-8 hollow nanospheres via sonocrystallization with enhanced photocatalytic activities in hydrogen generation

M Zhang, Q Shang, Y Wan, Q Cheng, G Liao… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
The photocatalytic hydrogen evolution on inorganic semiconductors has been studied for
several decades. However, the conversion efficiency of solar energy is still poor caused by …

Molecular designs, synthetic strategies, and properties for porphyrins as sensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cells

Y Zhang, T Higashino, H Imahori - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
During the past decades, many efforts have been made to develop porphyrin sensitizers for
dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) due to their easy fabrication, low-cost production, and …

Porphyrins as excellent dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells: recent developments and insights

T Higashino, H Imahori - Dalton transactions, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted much attention as an alternative to silicon-
based solar cells because of their low-cost production and high power conversion efficiency …

Renaissance of fused porphyrins: substituted methylene-bridged thiophene-fused strategy for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells

Y Kurumisawa, T Higashino, S Nimura… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Over the last decades, porphyrin sensitizers have made a remarkable contribution to
performance improvement in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). In particular, versatile push …