Influence of ancillary ligands in dye-sensitized solar cells

B Pashaei, H Shahroosvand, M Graetzel… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have motivated many researchers to develop various
sensitizers with tailored properties involving anchoring and ancillary ligands. Ancillary …

Towards the development of functionalized polypyridine ligands for Ru (II) complexes as photosensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)

AO Adeloye, PA Ajibade - Molecules, 2014 - mdpi.com
A number of novel ruthenium (II) polypyridine complexes have been designed and
synthesized for use as photosensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) due to their …

Improvement of dye-sensitized solar cells toward the broader light harvesting of the solar spectrum

SK Balasingam, M Lee, MG Kang, Y Jun - Chemical Communications, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been extensively evolved for the past two decades
in order to improve their cell performance. From the commercialization point of view, the …

Variation in Optoelectronic Properties of Azo Dye-Sensitized TiO2 Semiconductor Interfaces with Different Adsorption Anchors: Carboxylate, Sulfonate, Hydroxyl and …

L Zhang, JM Cole, C Dai - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2014 - ACS Publications
The optoelectronic properties of four azo dye-sensitized TiO2 interfaces are systematically
studied as a function of a changing dye anchoring group: carboxylate, sulfonate, hydroxyl …

Relating electron donor and carboxylic acid anchoring substitution effects in azo dyes to dye-sensitized solar cell performance

L Zhang, JM Cole, PG Waddell, KS Low… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The relationship between the molecular structures of a series of azo dyes and their
operational performance when applied to dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is probed via …

Hybrid TiO2–multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNTs) photoanodes for efficient dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)

U Mehmood, IA Hussein, K Harrabi, MB Mekki… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2015 - Elsevier
Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on TiO 2/MWCNTs composite with varying
concentrations of CNTs (0, 0.03. 0.06, 0.09, 0.15, and 0.21 wt%), fabricated using N3 dye as …

Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of new alternative ruthenium complex for dye sensitized solar cells

HA Fetouh, AE Dissouky, HA Salem, M Fathy, B Anis… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
For first time, new innovative ruthenium N3-Dye anchored with selenium (Se) and N3 dye
anchored with sulphur atoms were synthesized in a good yield. Dyes are applied and …

Zinc-porphyrin based dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells

S Karthikeyan, JY Lee - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2013 - ACS Publications
We have designed seven efficient sensitizers based on the zinc-porphyrin structure for dye
sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The geometries, electronic properties, light harvesting …

Molecular engineering of indoline based organic sensitizers for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

B Liu, Q Liu, D You, X Li, Y Naruta… - Journal of Materials …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The increasing electron-donating ability of the donor part is focused to further optimize the
light-harvesting capability. Our strategy is to introduce an additional donor group into the …

Novel branched coumarin dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells: significant improvement in photovoltaic performance by simple structure modification

B Liu, R Wang, W Mi, X Li, H Yu - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The construction of branched coumarin dyes based on a 2D-π-A system is focused to
optimize the light-harvesting capability and enhance the photovoltaic performance. Three …