Ruthenium complexes based dye sensitized solar cells: Fundamentals and research trends

N Tomar, A Agrawal, VS Dhaka, PK Surolia - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is one of the most capable solar cell devices to transform
sunlight directly into electricity. DSSC can revolutionize the solar energy industry due to its …

Strategies to improve the performance of metal-free dye-sensitized solar cells

A Błaszczyk - Dyes and pigments, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent years dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted more and more attention
due to many advantages such as high molar absorption coefficient, facile molecular tailoring …

Investigation on the performance of reduced graphene oxide as counter electrode in dye sensitized solar cell applications

V Paranthaman, K Sundaramoorthy… - … status solidi (a), 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC), the counter electrode (CE) plays a significant role in
electro catalytic reaction in redox region to achieve maximum power conversion efficiency …

A branching NiCuPt alloy counter electrode for high-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cell

P Yang, Q Tang - Applied Surface Science, 2016 - Elsevier
A rising objective for high-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is to create
extraordinary and cost-effective counter electrode (CE) electrocatalysts. We present here a …

Chlorine-induced in situ regulation to synthesize graphene frameworks with large specific area for excellent supercapacitor performance

Y Zhu, H Cui, X Meng, J Zheng, P Yang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Three-dimensional (3D) graphene frameworks are usually limited by a complicated
preparation process and a low specific surface area. This paper presents a facile suitable …

3D graphene frameworks with uniformly dispersed CuS as an efficient catalytic electrode for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

Y Zhu, H Cui, S Jia, J Zheng, P Yang, Z Wang, Z Zhu - Electrochimica Acta, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) graphene frameworks (GFs) loading CuS nanocrystals
composite (GFs–CuS) are prepared by an in-situ hydrothermal process. We find that 3D …

Solution-processed functionalized reduced graphene oxide-an efficient stable electron buffer layer for high-performance solar cells

Y Wang, X Bao, B Pang, Q Zhu, J Wang, D Zhu, L Yu… - Carbon, 2018 - Elsevier
Interfacial buffer layer is a primary requirement for highly efficient and stable organic solar
cells (OSCs) and has become a significant part of OSC research today. Here, highly …

Performance of FTO-free conductive graphene-based counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

B Pang, L Dong, S Ma, H Dong, L Yu - RSC advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The attractiveness of graphene arises from its low cost, transparency, high electrical
conductivity, chemical robustness, and flexibility, as opposed to the rising cost and …

Enhanced efficiency of dye-sensitized solar counter electrodes consisting of two-dimensional nanostructural molybdenum disulfide nanosheets supported Pt …

CK Cheng, JY Lin, KC Huang, TK Yeh, CK Hsieh - Coatings, 2017 - mdpi.com
This paper reports architecturally designed nanocomposites synthesized by hybridizing the
two-dimensional (2D) nanostructure of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanosheet (NS) …

LiFePO4/TiO2/Pt composite film used as effective and robust counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cells

Y Di, Z Xiao, B Chen, J Feng - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in …, 2017 - Springer
A series of composite films based on LiFePO 4/TiO 2/Pt were synthesized and used as
counter electrodes for dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The composites are characterized …