Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Fengjuan Miao, Fuchen Chu, Bingcheng Sun, Bairui Tao, Peng Zhang, Yu Zang, Paul K. Chu
Summary: This study presents the design and fabrication of a photoanode composed of Au/SnS/TiO2 sensitized with natural dye for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). By calcination, a layer of spherical nano-TiO2 is prepared, and a layer of nano-SnS is deposited on the TiO2 photoanode using the continuous ion layer adsorption reaction (SILAR). The sensitized Au nanoparticles exhibit enhanced localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effects and electron trapping ability, resulting in improved electron mobility and reduced electron recombination in the DSSC.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-JMR&T
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ana Belen Munoz-Garcia, Iacopo Benesperi, Gerrit Boschloo, Javier J. Concepcion, Jared H. Delcamp, Elizabeth A. Gibson, Gerald J. Meyer, Michele Pavone, Henrik Pettersson, Anders Hagfeldt, Marina Freitag
Summary: Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) and dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells (DSPECs) have seen a revival in recent years as they offer unique properties such as low cost, non-toxic materials, colorfulness, transparency, and efficiency in low light conditions. This review covers advancements in DSC technology over the past decade, including theoretical studies, characterization techniques, materials, applications, and commercialization efforts by various companies.
CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Thibaut Baron, Waad Naim, Ilias Nikolinakos, Baptiste Andrin, Yann Pellegrin, Denis Jacquemin, Stefan Haacke, Frederic Sauvage, Fabrice Odobel
Summary: The development of transparent solar cells offers a new way to utilize windows as solar panels for electricity generation. This study introduces a new family of NIR-sensitizers based on pyrrolopyrrole cyanine dyes, which enables the development of fully transparent and colorless dye-sensitized solar cells with a record efficiency of 2.5%.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Nadia Shahzad, Lutfullah, Tahira Perveen, Diego Pugliese, Sirajul Haq, Nusrat Fatima, Syed Muhammad Salman, Alberto Tagliaferro, Muhammad Imran Shahzad
Summary: Efficiency, stability, and cost-effectiveness are the prime challenges in research of materials for solar cells. This study explores carbon nanotubes as alternative counter electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) and discusses various classes of carbon nanotube-based counter electrode materials comprehensively. The properties associated with these materials are analyzed and compared. Additionally, this study includes a brief overview of materials for other components of DSSCs.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Raquel Royo, Amelia Dominguez-Celorrio, Santiago Franco, Raquel Andreu, Jesus Orduna
Summary: The synthesis and photovoltaic study of five dyes based on 4H-pyranylidene moiety as donor moiety is reported. Their electrochemical and optical properties are analyzed by using a joint experimental and theoretical approach. The presence of the trifluoromethyl group leads to an enhancement of the molar extinction coefficient.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhemin Li, Qizhao Li, Chengjie Li, Yongshu Xie
Summary: Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have the advantages of environmental friendliness, easy fabrication, and rich colors, making them promising for applications in architectural decoration and power supply for low energy devices. However, porphyrin dyes used in DSSCs still suffer from absorption defects and aggregation tendencies. In order to address these issues, various approaches have been developed to achieve panchromatic absorption and high efficiency.
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jayadev Velore, Sourava Chandra Pradhan, Thomas W. Hamann, Anders Hagfeldt, K. N. Narayanan Unni, Suraj Soman
Summary: The study evaluates the effect of illumination intensity on the photocurrent generation and its relationship to mass transport using the best cosensitized dye and copper electrolyte combination.
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Sabine Josten, Tillmann Koehler, Frank Marlow
Summary: Light-weight dye-sensitized solar cells were successfully fabricated on stainless steel meshes made of different materials, showing a voltage shift and hysteresis in the J-V characteristics. A large capacitance of 171 mu F/cm2 was found to describe this effect, with only small differences identified between the stainless steel types used for the mesh.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Jianfei Lin, Yinglin Wang, Yanan Li, Yuming Shi, Xin Guo, Lingling Wang, Yichun Liu, Xintong Zhang
Summary: By using a chemical cross-linking strategy, high-performance quasi-solid-state DSSCs based on copper have been successfully fabricated. This strategy effectively reduces the crystallinity of polymers inside the gel polymer electrolytes, improving the diffusion coefficient and enhancing the photovoltaic efficiency and open-circuit voltage of the cells.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hailong Rui, Junyu Shen, Ze Yu, Lihua Li, Hongxian Han, Licheng Sun
Summary: Copper redox mediators have been gaining interest in dye-sensitized solar cells, with recent research showing that copper complexes with pentadentate ligands demonstrate excellent performance and stability in DSCs compared to traditional bipyridyl counterparts.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Jiazhi Zou, Yuqing Wang, Glib Baryshnikov, Jiaxin Luo, Xueyan Wang, Hans Agren, Chengjie Li, Yongshu Xie
Summary: To develop efficient dye-sensitized solar cells, a new class of dye called concerted companion dye (CC dye) has been reported. These dyes exhibit panchromatic absorption and excellent photovoltaic performance. By wrapping the dye molecules with alkoxy chains of various lengths, the antiaggregation ability of the dyes is further enhanced, leading to improved photovoltaic performance. This research provides a new approach for constructing high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Bandana Ranamagar, Isaac Abiye, Fasil Abebe
Summary: The Rhodamine-6G derivative Rhd and its metal complexes with aluminum and chromium ions were synthesized and characterized using UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopy. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were fabricated with Rhd and the metal complexes, and their solar-to-electric power efficiencies were determined through current-density measurements and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS). The Rhd and Cr3+-sensitized solar cell showed the highest solar to electric power efficiency at 0.16%.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Alfred Blaszczyk, Katarzyna Joachimiak-Lechman, Sylwia Sady, Tomasz Tanski, Marek Szindler, Aleksandra Dryga
Summary: A study compared the environmental performance of DSSCs based on natural dyes and synthetic dyes, finding that synthetic dyes had lower environmental impact, while among the DSSCs with natural dyes, cells using chokeberry juice dyes performed the best environmentally.
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Anees A. Ansari, M. K. Nazeeruddin, Mohammad Mahdi Tavakoli
Summary: The article discusses the application of UCNPs in DSSCs, including energy transfer, morphology, crystal structure, coupling, and ways to increase photovoltaic current. The factors influencing emission efficiency and photovoltaic current are also explained. Additionally, it is proposed that UCNPs and their surface functionalities significantly enhance photovoltaic current, offering a beneficial guide for the use of lanthanide-doped UCNPs in material synthesis and optoelectronic system construction.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Leon R. Devereux, Alvaro Vazquez-Mayagoitia, Michael G. Sternberg, Jacqueline M. Cole
Summary: Adopting a data-driven approach, successful molecular-scale predictions of light-harvesting chromophores in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) have been achieved. However, a molecular-to-macroscopic device prediction methodology for DSC dyes would greatly advance the field. This study presents a computational pipeline that predicts device-performance parameters of DSCs with varying dye combinations.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2023)
