Electrolytes in dye-sensitized solar cells

J Wu, Z Lan, J Lin, M Huang, Y Huang, L Fan… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
In 2003, Nobel Laureate Richard E. Smalley outlined humanity's top 10 problems for the
next 50 years. 1 The top problem is energy (Figure 1). Human society is facing a global …

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 insights into photoinduced charge transfer and catalysis at oxide interfaces

AV Akimov, AJ Neukirch, OV Prezhdo - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
As the world's population increases and substantial industrial growth continues, the energy
demands of society increase rapidly. Although the earth's oil, natural gas, and coal deposits …

Synthesis and catalytic activity of TiO2 nanoparticles for photochemical oxidation of concentrated chlorophenols under direct solar radiation

MM Ba-Abbad, AAH Kadhum, AB Mohamad… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
The titanium dioxide (TiO 2) nanoparticles catalyst was synthesized via sol-gel method using
the titanium tetra-isopropoxide as starting material. The effects of calcination temperatures …

Cobalt electrolyte/dye interactions in dye-sensitized solar cells: a combined computational and experimental study

E Mosconi, JH Yum, F Kessler… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
We report a combined experimental and computational investigation to understand the
nature of the interactions between cobalt redox mediators and TiO2 surfaces sensitized by …

Biopolymer-based electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells: A critical review

MM Hasan, MD Islam, TU Rashid - Energy & Fuels, 2020 - ACS Publications
Continual escalation of our world population demands a vast and safe energy supply, the
majority of which has been produced by fossil fuel sources. However, because of the huge …

Preparation of graphene/multi-walled carbon nanotube hybrid and its use as photoanodes of dye-sensitized solar cells

MY Yen, MC Hsiao, SH Liao, PI Liu, HM Tsai, CCM Ma… - Carbon, 2011 - Elsevier
This study employed a solution-based method to prepare a 3-D hybrid material comprising
graphene and acid-treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The adsorption of …

Photo current enhancement of natural dye sensitized solar cell by optimizing dye extraction and its loading period

TA Ruhane, MT Islam, MS Rahaman, MMH Bhuiyan… - Optik, 2017 - Elsevier
Energy conversion performance of natural dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) mostly relies on
sensitizer. The characteristics of sensitizer are governed by its extraction process …

Dye sensitized solar cells: a review

A Jena, SP Mohanty, P Kumar, J Naduvath… - Transactions of the …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The development of dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), which have derived inspiration from
photosynthesis, has opened up exciting new possibilities and paradigms for producing solar …

Optimization of fabrication parameters for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells based on dyes containing benzothiadiazole, indoline, and their co-sensitization

BS Arslan, N Öztürk, M Gezgin, S Sevindik, D Yılan… - Electrochimica …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on metal-free dyes including
benzothiadiazole (RK1) and indoline (D205) was optimized in terms of TiO 2 composition …