Dye-sensitized solar cells strike back

AB Muñoz-García, I Benesperi, G Boschloo… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) are celebrating their 30th birthday and they are attracting
a wealth of research efforts aimed at unleashing their full potential. In recent years, DSCs …

Insight on the choice of sensitizers/dyes for dye sensitized solar cells: A review

A Sen, MH Putra, AK Biswas, AK Behera, A Groβ - Dyes and Pigments, 2023 - Elsevier
In this review, a discussion on renewable sources of energy with clear focus on solar cell
applications is presented. Especially, possible future directions for development of dye …

Influence of ancillary ligands in dye-sensitized solar cells

B Pashaei, H Shahroosvand, M Graetzel… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have motivated many researchers to develop various
sensitizers with tailored properties involving anchoring and ancillary ligands. Ancillary …

Recent advances in the sensitization of wide-band-gap nanostructured p-type semiconductors. Photovoltaic and photocatalytic applications

F Odobel, Y Pellegrin - The journal of physical chemistry letters, 2013 - ACS Publications
The dye-sensitized solar cell, based on the sensitization of a wide-band-gap p-type
semiconductor (p-DSC), is an emerging and new generation of solar cell technology. p …

Nanostructured semiconductor materials for dye‐sensitized solar cells

C Cavallo, F Di Pascasio, A Latini… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Since O'Regan and Grätzel's first report in 1991, dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)
appeared immediately as a promising low‐cost photovoltaic technology. In fact, though …

Recent advances and insights in dye-sensitized NiO photocathodes for photovoltaic devices

V Nikolaou, A Charisiadis, G Charalambidis… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar energy is undoubtedly one of the most exploitable energy sources providing a
potential solution to address the environmental issues deriving from the excessive use of …

Developing photocathode materials for p-type dye-sensitized solar cells

E Benazzi, J Mallows, GH Summers, FA Black… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells are photoelectrochemical devices, which are of great interest due
to their ease of fabrication and attractive design. This review details the progress made over …

Unveiling hole trapping and surface dynamics of NiO nanoparticles

L D'Amario, J Föhlinger, G Boschloo… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The research effort in mesoporous p-type semiconductors is increasing due to their potential
application in photoelectrochemical energy conversion devices. In this paper an electron …

Kinetic evidence of two pathways for charge recombination in NiO-based dye-sensitized solar cells

L D'Amario, LJ Antila… - The journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Mesoporous nickel oxide has been used as electrode material for p-type dye-sensitized
solar cells (DSCs) for many years but no high efficiency cells have yet been obtained. One of …

Spatial separation strategies to control charge recombination and dye regeneration in p-type dye sensitized solar cells

A Daoud, A Cheknane, A Meftah, JM Nunzi, M Shalabi… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized-solar cells, DSSCs, are emerging as alternatives to traditional photovoltaic
solar cells. Among them, p-type DSSCs attracted special attention due to their easy …