Recent Advances in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Molecules, 2021 Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are an effective alternative for delivering clean energy from the sun compared to the most widely deployed technologies based upon semiconductor photovoltaics [...]
Claudia Dragonetti, Alessia Colombo
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Test of different sensitizing dyes in dye-sensitized solar cells based on Nb2O5 photoanodes [PDF]
, 2018 High-performance dyes routinely employed in TiO2-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were tested in cells assembled using Nb2O5 nanostructure-based photoanodes. The sensitizers were chosen among both metal-complex (two Ru-based, N749 and C106, and
Latini, Alessandro, Panetta, Riccardo
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Preparation and Comparison Between Bi2WO6 and ZnO Photoanodes in Dye-sensitized Solar Cells [PDF]
Materials ResearchThis study presents a comparative analysis of two photoanode materials such as bismuth tungstate (Bi2WO6) and zinc oxide (ZnO) for application in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The Bi2WO6 and ZnO films were coated onto fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO)
Buagun Samran +2 more
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Effect of sodium hydroxide pretreatment of NiOx cathodes on the performance of squaraine-sensitized p-type dye-sensitized solar cells [PDF]
, 2018 Squaraines are full-organic dyes employed as sensitizers in ptype dye-sensitized solar cells (p-DSSC). Their absorption spectrum shows a wide tunability that ranges from visible to NIR.
Barolo, Claudia +5 more
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Applications of carbon nanotubes and graphene for third-generation solar cells and fuel cells
Nano Materials Science, 2019 Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene have attracted great attention since decades ago because of their interesting structure and properties and important application in many areas.
Jianyong Ouyang
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Integrating metalloporphycenes into p-type NiO-based dye-sensitized solar cells [PDF]
, 2014 In the current work, we have explored a novel synthetic route towards metalated porphycenes and their use in p-type NiO-based dye-sensitized solar cells.
Brenner, Wolfgang +10 more
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Factors Affect Dye Sensitized Solar Cells performance
Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development, 2017 Recently, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have received great attention for their simple fabrication process, low production costs and, relatively high conversion efficiency.DSSC are a combination of materials, consisting of a transparent electrode ...
Ahmed Mohamed, Yehia Selim
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Review on the Use of Dyestuff for Enhancement of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Efficiency
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2022 Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have high energy conversion efficiency and environmental friendliness. Consequently, the aim of this paper is to review the use of dyestuff for the enhancement of dye sensitive solar cell efficiency.
A. O. Ukpene +2 more
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Solvent Effects on the Adsorption Geometry and Electronic Structure of Dye-Sensitized TiO2: A First-Principles Investigation [PDF]
, 2012 The performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) depends significantly on the adsorption geometry of the dye on the semiconductor surface. In turn, the stability and geometry of the adsorbed molecules is influenced by the chemical environment at the
De Angelis, Filippo +2 more
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Co-sensitization aided efficiency enhancement in betanin–chlorophyll solar cell
Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 2018 Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are a promising third-generation photovoltaic cell technology whose advantages are low-cost fabrication, reduced energy payback time, better performance under diffuse light conditions and flexibility.
S. Sreeja, Bala Pesala
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