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 …

Recent advances in eco-friendly and cost-effective materials towards sustainable dye-sensitized solar cells

N Mariotti, M Bonomo, L Fagiolari, N Barbero… - Green chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), as emerging photovoltaic technology, have been
thoroughly and extensively investigated in the last three decades. Since their first …

Solar energy conversion using first row d-block metal coordination compound sensitizers and redox mediators

CE Housecroft, EC Constable - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of renewable energy is essential for the future of the Earth, and solar photons are
the ultimate source of energy to satisfy the ever-increasing global energy demands …

Cu (II/I) redox couples: potential alternatives to traditional electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells

KS Srivishnu, S Prasanthkumar, L Giribabu - Materials Advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The redox shuttle is one of the essential ingredients in dye-sensitized solar cell devices.
Though the I−/I3− redox couple has dominated in the last couple of decades, however, due …

Metallo (salen) complexes as versatile building blocks for the fabrication of molecular materials and devices with tuned properties

C Freire, M Nunes, C Pereira, DM Fernandes… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The [M (salen)] complexes (M= transition metal such as V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu,
Pd) are high versatile coordination compounds, that can be easily immobilised in solid …

Metal coordination complexes as redox mediators in regenerative dye-sensitized solar cells

Y Saygili, M Stojanovic, N Flores-Díaz… - Inorganics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted a substantial interest in the last 30 years
for the conversion of solar power to electricity. An important component is the redox mediator …

Kinetics of iodine-free redox shuttles in dye-sensitized solar cells: interfacial recombination and dye regeneration

Z Sun, M Liang, J Chen - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2015 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) have gained widespread attentions owing to
their low production cost, tunable optical response, and high light-to-electricity conversion. In …

New oxidovanadium (IV) complex with a BIAN ligand: synthesis, structure, redox properties and catalytic activity

IS Fomenko, AL Gushchin, LS Shul'pina… - New Journal of …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Reaction of VCl3 with bis [N-(2, 6-diisopropylphenyl) imino] acenaphthene (dpp-bian) in air
afforded [VOCl2 (dpp-bian)](1). The complex was characterized by IR and UV-vis …

Transition metal complex redox shuttles for dye-sensitized solar cells

B Pashaei, H Shahroosvand, P Abbasi - RSC advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
An important link exists between the selected molecular structure of a sensitizer and the
employed shuttle electrolyte to achieve high conversion efficiency in dye-sensitized solar …

The rise of dye‐sensitized solar cells: from molecular photovoltaics to emerging solid‐state photovoltaic technologies

M Stojanović, N Flores‐Diaz, Y Ren… - Helvetica Chimica …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past three decades, dye‐sensitized solar cells (ie Grätzel cells) have evolved from
a pioneering concept of molecular photovoltaics to large‐scale industrial deployment. In this …