A review of polymer electrolytes: fundamental, approaches and applications

KS Ngai, S Ramesh, K Ramesh, JC Juan - Ionics, 2016 - Springer
In this paper, we review different types of polymer electrolytes, recent approaches and
technological applications of polymer electrolytes. The report first discusses the …

Dye-sensitized solar cells

A Hagfeldt, G Boschloo, L Sun, L Kloo… - Chemical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
At the end of last century, the possibility to use devices based on molecular components for
the construction of a robust large-scale solar electricity production facility seemed utopic. But …

Polyaniline: Synthesis, properties, and application

ZA Boeva, VG Sergeyev - Polymer Science Series C, 2014 - Springer
The methods of synthesis and the properties of polyaniline—a representative of the family of
conducting polymers—are reviewed briefly. It is shown that variation in the conditions of …

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy: Fundamentals and application in dye-sensitized solar cells

A Sacco - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) have emerged in the photovoltaic scenario as one of the
most promising low-cost alternative to the most employed solar devices based on silicon …

Review on polymer electrolyte in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)

MS Su'ait, MYA Rahman, A Ahmad - Solar Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
The dependence of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) on the liquid electrolytes set the
limitation and restriction on the expending of the DSSC module fabrication. Moreover, the …

Developments in conducting polymer based counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells–An overview

K Saranya, M Rameez, A Subramania - European Polymer Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
Conducting polymers (CPs) have been widely investigated and applied in various
applications such as sensors, supercapacitors, energy storage devices, dye-sensitized solar …

Low‐cost counter‐electrode materials for dye‐sensitized and perovskite solar cells

GR Li, XP Gao - Advanced materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
It is undoubtable that the use of solar energy will continue to increase. Solar cells that
convert solar energy directly to electricity are one of the most convenient and important …

An overview of the Challenges in the commercialization of dye sensitized solar cells

S Mozaffari, MR Nateghi, MB Zarandi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are a type of photovoltaic device that have received
widespread attention in recent years. In comparison with silicon photovoltaic cells, DSSCs …

Device physics of dye solar cells

J Halme, P Vahermaa, K Miettunen… - Advanced …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Design of new materials for nanostructured dye solar cells (DSC) requires
understanding the link between the material properties and cell efficiency. This paper gives …

Review on the recent progress of carbon counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

M Chen, LL Shao - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Carbon counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted great
interest recently because of their low cost, excellent catalytic activity, and superior chemical …