Review on dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs): Fundamental concepts and novel materials

J Gong, J Liang, K Sumathy - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
The prosperity of human society largely relies on safe energy supply, and fossil fuel has
been serving as the most reliable energy source. However, as a non-renewable energy …

Dye-sensitized solar cells

A Hagfeldt, G Boschloo, L Sun, L Kloo… - Chemical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
At the end of last century, the possibility to use devices based on molecular components for
the construction of a robust large-scale solar electricity production facility seemed utopic. But …

Perovskite as light harvester: a game changer in photovoltaics

S Kazim, MK Nazeeruddin, M Grätzel… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
It is not often that the scientific community is blessed with a material, which brings enormous
hopes and receives special attention. When it does, it expands at a rapid pace and its every …

Review of current progress in inorganic hole-transport materials for perovskite solar cells

R Singh, PK Singh, B Bhattacharya, HW Rhee - Applied Materials Today, 2019 - Elsevier
Plenty of options for inorganic electron transport materials (ETMs) for perovskite solar cells
(PSCs) are available. However, most hole transport materials (HTMs) is of organic nature …

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy: Fundamentals and application in dye-sensitized solar cells

A Sacco - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) have emerged in the photovoltaic scenario as one of the
most promising low-cost alternative to the most employed solar devices based on silicon …

Characterization of nanostructured hybrid and organic solar cells by impedance spectroscopy

F Fabregat-Santiago, G Garcia-Belmonte… - Physical chemistry …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
We review the application of impedance spectroscopy in dye-sensitized solar cells, quantum
dot-sensitized solar cells and organic bulk heterojunction solar cells. We emphasize the …

Titanium dioxide nanomaterials: synthesis, properties, modifications, and applications

X Chen, SS Mao - Chemical reviews, 2007 - ACS Publications
Since its commercial production in the early twentieth century, titanium dioxide (TiO2) has
been widely used as a pigment1 and in sunscreens, 2, 3 paints, 4 ointments, toothpaste, 5 …

Semiconductor nanowires for energy conversion

AI Hochbaum, P Yang - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
Between 2004 and 2030 the annual global consumption of energy is estimated to rise by
more than 50%. 1 Assuming current policies and practices remain in place, most of the …

Nanowire dye-sensitized solar cells

M Law, LE Greene, JC Johnson, R Saykally, P Yang - Nature materials, 2005 - nature.com
Excitonic solar cells—including organic, hybrid organic–inorganic and dye-sensitized cells
(DSCs)—are promising devices for inexpensive, large-scale solar energy conversion. The …

Quantum‐dot‐sensitized solar cells

S Rühle, M Shalom, A Zaban - ChemPhysChem, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum‐dot‐sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) are a promising low‐cost alternative to existing
photovoltaic technologies such as crystalline silicon and thin inorganic films. The absorption …