Titanium dioxide nanomaterials for photovoltaic applications

Y Bai, I Mora-Sero, F De Angelis, J Bisquert… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The continuous increase of the world's population, together with the substantial
development of industry has brought about imperious demand for larger energy …

Theoretical Studies on Anatase and Less Common TiO2 Phases: Bulk, Surfaces, and Nanomaterials

F De Angelis, C Di Valentin, S Fantacci… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Driven by growing concerns for environmental and energy issues, interest in semiconductor-
based heterogeneous photocatalysis has increased considerably over the last decades …

Enhanced photocatalytic and antibacterial activities of Ag-doped TiO2 nanoparticles under visible light

T Ali, A Ahmed, U Alam, I Uddin, P Tripathi… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, we report the photocatalytic and antibacterial activities of nanosized Ti 1-x Ag x
O 2 (0.00< x< 0.08) photocatalyst synthesized by sol-gel method. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) …

Functionalized graphene quantum dots for dye-sensitized solar cell: Key challenges, recent developments and future prospects

S Mahalingam, A Manap, A Omar, FW Low… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
One of the pioneering materials nowadays is graphene quantum dot (GQD), which
possesses outstanding electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties followed by less …

Metal-free tetrathienoacene sensitizers for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells

N Zhou, K Prabakaran, B Lee, SH Chang… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A new series of metal-free organic chromophores (TPA-TTAR-A (1), TPA-T-TTAR-A (2), TPA-
TTAR-TA (3), and TPA-T-TTAR-TA (4)) are synthesized for application in dye-sensitized …

First-Principles Investigation of the TiO2/Organohalide Perovskites Interface: The Role of Interfacial Chlorine

E Mosconi, E Ronca, F De Angelis - The journal of physical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
We investigate the prototypical interface between organohalide perovskites and TiO2 by first-
principles electronic structure calculations. The investigated heterointerface is …

Stark Effect in Perovskite/TiO2 Solar Cells: Evidence of Local Interfacial Order

V Roiati, E Mosconi, A Listorti, S Colella, G Gigli… - Nano …, 2014 - ACS Publications
To unveil the mechanisms controlling photovoltaic conversion in high-performing perovskite-
based mesostructured solar cells, we focus on the key role played by the mesoporous …

Characterization techniques for dye-sensitized solar cells

M Pazoki, UB Cappel, EMJ Johansson… - Energy & …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) have been widely studied in the last two decades and
start to be commercialized in the photovoltaic market. Comprehensive characterization is …

Molecular engineering of potent sensitizers for very efficient light harvesting in thin-film solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells

X Zhang, Y Xu, F Giordano, M Schreier… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have shown significant potential for indoor and building-
integrated photovoltaic applications. Herein we present three new D–A− π–A organic …

Panchromatic light harvesting and record power conversion efficiency for carboxylic/cyanoacrylic Fe (ii) NHC co-sensitized FeSSCs

A Reddy-Marri, E Marchini, VD Cabanes, R Argazzi… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Fe (II) pyridyl-NHC sensitizers bearing thienylcyanoacrylic (ThCA) anchoring groups have
been designed and characterized with the aim of enhancing the metal to surface charge …