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Conducting polymer blends (polyaniline/polypyrrole) as counter electrode materials in dye sensitized solar cells

Ceylon Journal of Science, 2018
Dye sensitized solar cells have attracted lot of research interest in recent years due to their low production cost, higher transparency, easy fabrication and tunable optical properties.
H. M. C. P. Nawarathna, D. U. S. N. Abeysingha, W. M. T. N. Wickramasinghe, W. S. S. Gunathilake   +3 more
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Titanium Dioxide-Coated Zinc Oxide Nanorods as an Efficient Photoelectrode in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Nanomaterials, 2020
Well-arrayed zinc oxide nanorods applied as photoelectrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells were synthesized on an aluminum-doped zinc oxide substrate by the multi-annealing method. In order to improve the chemical stability and surface-to-volume ratio of
Qiang Zhang, Shengwen Hou, Chaoyang Li
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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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Structure‐Function Tailoring of Plasmonic Nanomaterials for Thin‐Film Photovoltaics

Carbon Energy, EarlyView.
This review discusses the mechanisms and recent advancements of plasmonics in achieving effective light management to enhance the performance of thin‐film solar cells. It highlights applications in high‐performance perovskite solar cells and future‐oriented tandem solar cells.
Sen Jiang, Wenhan Yang, Annan Zhu, Yuexin Lin, Zhaohui Xie, Ran Chen, Wenjing Zhu, Jin Liu, Yingjie Zhu, Wenye Jiang, Zhiyuan Gu, Kaiyang Wang, Shengchun Yang, Nan Zhang, Chao Liang   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green Chemistry im Chemieunterricht: eine farbstoffsensibilisierte Solarzelle mit sicheren und leicht verfügbaren Materialien

CHEMKON, EarlyView.
Farbstoffsensibilisierte Solarzellen (Dye‐sensitized Solar Cells, DSSCs) stellen einen biomimetischen Ansatz zur Umwandlung von Sonnenlicht in elektrische Energie dar, der sich am Funktionsprinzip der Photosynthese orientiert. Trotz ihres seit den frühen 1990er‐Jahren bekannten Konzepts existieren bislang nur wenige experimentelle Zugänge, die zugleich
Kristin Sellmann, Stasa Sekularac, Carsten Streb, Annabel Pauly   +3 more
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Unraveling Mechanisms and Engineering Strategies for Superior Photocarrier Dynamics Toward Efficient Photocatalysis

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
Despite its potential, photocatalysis is limited by inefficient charge carrier separation and transport. This article reviews the mechanisms, characterization methods, and strategies for improvement, concluding with future challenges in the field. ABSTRACT Photocatalysis offers a promising solution to environmental and renewable energy issues. However,
Leqi Cheng, Xin Wang, Yishen Zhang, Xinrong Zhang, Jung‐Ho Yun, Songcan Wang   +5 more
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Buried Interface Engineering via a Bifunctional Guanidino‐Carboxyl Molecular Bridge for Enhanced Performance and Stability in Perovskite Solar Cells

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
A bifunctional molecular bridge using 4‐guanidinobutanoic acid (GCC) is constructed to comprehensively tailor the buried interface of PSCs. By passivating oxygen vacancies, optimizing energy‐level matching, and regulating perovskite crystallization, this strategy simultaneously boosts the power conversion efficiency to 25.37% (20.01% for 13.4 cm2) and ...
Ying Liang, Wenjing Zhou, Yongxuan Zhou, Jiahao Cheng, Wenjian Shen, Guijie Liang, Bin Li, Yong Peng, Zaifang Li, Liu Liu, Jun Yao, Yi‐Bing Cheng, Wangnan Li   +12 more
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Highly Efficient Mechanochromic Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence in the Deep Red to Near‐Infrared in Copper(I) [2.2]Isoindolinophanyl‐Carbene Carbazolates

Angewandte Chemie, Volume 138, Issue 24, 8 June 2026.
Electrophilic [2.2]isoindolinophanyl‐based carbene iPC has been employed as charge‐transfer acceptor ligand in a series of [Cu(iPC)(carbazolate)], which show mechanochromism and environment‐dependent luminescence due to intermolecular C─‐H‐π interactions.
André M. T. Muthig, Sabyasachi Maity, Andreas Prüfer, Justin Krieger, Andrei Belyaev, Jan‐Benedikt Weiß, Sebastian Henke, Benjamin Hupp, Björn Ewald, Jens Pflaum, Andreas Steffen   +10 more
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Recent development of carbon nanotubes materials as counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells [PDF]

Journal of Nanostructures, 2016
Dye-sensitized solar cells present promising low-cost alternatives to the conventional Silicon (Si)-based solar cells. The counter electrode  generally consists of Pt deposited onto FTO plate.
M. Malekshahi Byranvand
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Design and Operation of Photovoltaic‐Driven Electrocatalytic Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
Photovoltaic‐driven electrocatalytic water splitting offers a scalable route to green hydrogen. This review introduces fundamental photovoltaic principles and key PV performance metrics, compares different PV–EC configurations, and provides practical guidance on design, operation, and PV–EC matching. Key bottlenecks and future directions for efficiency
Zhenlan Dou, Ying Zhang, Chunyan Zhang, Jieshi Shen, Miaoqiu Hu, Haifei Wang, Lei Guo   +6 more
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