Carbon nanomaterials for electronics, optoelectronics, photovoltaics, and sensing

D Jariwala, VK Sangwan, LJ Lauhon… - Chemical Society …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
In the last three decades, zero-dimensional, one-dimensional, and two-dimensional carbon
nanomaterials (ie, fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and graphene, respectively) have attracted …

A review of the interfacial characteristics of polymer nanocomposites containing carbon nanotubes

J Chen, B Liu, X Gao, D Xu - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper provides an overview of recent advances in research on the interfacial
characteristics of carbon nanotube–polymer nanocomposites. The state of knowledge about …

Pt‐free counter electrode for dye‐sensitized solar cells with high efficiency

S Yun, A Hagfeldt, T Ma - Advanced Materials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted widespread attention in recent years as
potential cost‐effective alternatives to silicon‐based and thin‐film solar cells. Within typical …

Carbon nanotubes: A potential material for energy conversion and storage

S Kumar, M Nehra, D Kedia, N Dilbaghi… - Progress in energy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotube-based materials are gaining considerable attention as novel materials for
renewable energy conversion and storage. The novel optoelectronic properties of CNTs (eg …

Nanostructured photoanode and counter electrode materials for efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs)

NA Karim, U Mehmood, HF Zahid, T Asif - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The access of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) in the photovoltaic market is still a
challenge owing to low power-conversion-efficiency (PCE) and stability. The foremost aim of …

Metal free sensitizer and catalyst for dye sensitized solar cells

S Ahmad, E Guillén, L Kavan, M Grätzel… - Energy & …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The carbon neutral process for energy conversion is of utmost importance, in this context
photovoltaics, especially dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are a viable alternative. Few …

Glassy carbon: A promising material for micro-and nanomanufacturing

S Sharma - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
When certain polymers are heat-treated beyond their degradation temperature in the
absence of oxygen, they pass through a semi-solid phase, followed by the loss of …

Recent development on carbon based heterostructures for their applications in energy and environment: a review

T Jayaraman, AP Murthy, V Elakkiya… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanostructured carbon based materials with unique and tunable properties make them to be
utilized for various applications in different forms especially for energy and environmental …

Recent progress of counter electrode catalysts in dye-sensitized solar cells

M Wu, T Ma - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014 - ACS Publications
To realize long-term developments and practical application of the dye-sensitized solar cells
(DSCs) requires a robust increase of the power conversion efficiency (PCE) and a significant …

Nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbons as counter electrodes in quantum dot sensitized solar cells with a conversion efficiency exceeding 12%

S Jiao, J Du, Z Du, D Long, W Jiang, Z Pan… - The journal of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The exploration of catalyst materials for counter electrodes (CEs) in quantum dot sensitized
solar cells (QDSCs) that have both high electrocatalytic activity and low charge transfer …