Advancements in the development of TiO2 photoanodes and its fabrication methods for dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) applications. A review

MS Ahmad, AK Pandey, N Abd Rahim - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are widely studied for the safe and reliable energy
supply. Due to its low fabrication cost, eco-friendly production and competitive efficiency, this …

A comprehensive review on counter electrodes for dye sensitized solar cells: a special focus on Pt-TCO free counter electrodes

U Ahmed, M Alizadeh, N Abd Rahim, S Shahabuddin… - Solar energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Among all PV devices, DSSCs are believed to be one of the most promising devices, owing
to their low cost, facile methods of fabrication and eco-friendly nature. Several components …

Fabrications and applications of ZnO nanomaterials in flexible functional devices-a review

P Rong, S Ren, Q Yu - Critical reviews in analytical chemistry, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The present review focuses on the preparations, properties, and applications of zinc oxide
(ZnO) nanomaterials in flexible functional devices. An overview is given on several methods …

Effect of annealing temperatures on performance of DSSCs fabricated using Ag or Pd@ C@ ZnO composites as photoanode materials

R Ansir, N Ullah, B Ünlü, SM Shah, M Özacar - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
ZnO nanorods have been synthesized with microwave treatment and co-precipitation
method. Different concentrations of Ag@ C and Pd@ C nanospheres prepared by …

The enhanced light harvesting performance of dye-sensitized solar cells based on ZnO nanorod-TiO2 nanotube hybrid photoanodes

BB Çırak, Ç Eden, Y Erdoğan, Z Demir, KV Özdokur… - Optik, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study, TiO 2/ZnO hybrid nanocomposites (TZ) were fabricated by two step
synthesis route for potential applications as photoanode in dye sensitized solar cells …

Effect of WS2 nano-sheets on the catalytic activity of polyaniline nano-rods based counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cell

MS Ahmad, N Abd Rahim, S Mehmood… - Physica E: Low …, 2021 - Elsevier
The performance and commercialization of dye sensitized solar cells is very much
dependent on cost effective and robust catalyst. In this study, polyaniline (PANi) nano-rods …

Chemical sintering of TiO2 based photoanode for efficient dye sensitized solar cells using Zn nanoparticles

MS Ahmad, AK Pandey, N Abd Rahim… - Ceramics …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recombination reactions due to poor inter-particle contact at lower temperatures (< 450° C)
is a bottle neck for cost effective flexible dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). In this study, TiO …

Natural sensitizers and their applications in dye-sensitized solar cell

AK Pandey, MS Ahmad, NA Rahim, VV Tyagi… - … : for sustainable future, 2019 - Springer
Many organic, inorganic and natural dye sensitizers have been trailed in the past in an
attempt to reduce the cost, improve the performance and make the dye-sensitized solar cell …

Improvement of dye-sensitized solar cell performance by utilizing graphene-coated TiO2 films photoanode

SN Sadikin, MYA Rahman, AA Umar… - Superlattices and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Graphene-coated TiO 2 films have been prepared via liquid phase deposition assisted with
spin coating technique and employed as photoanode of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) …

Aqueous synthesis of colloidal CdSexTe1-x–CdS core–shell nanocrystals and effect of shell formation parameters on the efficiency of corresponding quantum dot …

M Marandi, SH Abadi - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In this research CdSe 0.4 Te 0.6 NCs were synthesized in aqueous solution
through a cheap, simple, and modified hot injection chemical precipitation method. The …