Dye-sensitized solar cells: fundamentals and current status

K Sharma, V Sharma, SS Sharma - Nanoscale research letters, 2018 - Springer
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) belong to the group of thin-film solar cells which have
been under extensive research for more than two decades due to their low cost, simple …

Recent progress and utilization of natural pigments in dye sensitized solar cells: A review

N Kumara, A Lim, CM Lim, MI Petra… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Although efficiency of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) is still below the
performance level of the market dominance silicon solar cells, in the last two decades DSSC …

Dye-sensitised solar cells: Development, structure, operation principles, electron kinetics, characterisation, synthesis materials and natural photosensitisers

MAM Al-Alwani, AB Mohamad, NA Ludin… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The energy economy is highly dependent on oil, coal and natural gas, which constitute 37%,
27% and 20% of energy usage, respectively. However, the reserves of fossil fuels (eg, crude …

A comprehensive review of dye-sensitized solar cell optimal fabrication conditions, natural dye selection, and application-based future perspectives

R Baby, PD Nixon, NM Kumar, MSP Subathra… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) constructed using natural dyes possess irreplaceable
advantages in energy applications. The main reasons are its performance, environmentally …

Co-sensitization of natural and low-cost dyes for efficient panchromatic light-harvesting using dye-sensitized solar cells

M Golshan, S Osfouri, R Azin, T Jalali… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Co-sensitization is an effective strategy to achieve panchromatic light-harvesting and to
enhance dye-sensitized solar cell performance. In this work, the potential of the extracted …

Equilibrium Isotherm Studies of Adsorption of Pigments Extracted from Kuduk‐kuduk (Melastoma malabathricum L.) Pulp onto TiO2 Nanoparticles

N Kumara, N Hamdan, MI Petra… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The adsorption of natural pigments onto TiO2 nanoparticles was investigated. The pigments
were extracted from the dark purple colored pulp of the berry‐like capsule of Kuduk‐kuduk …

Long-run performance of dye-sensitized solar cell using natural dye extracted from Costus woodsonii leaves

MZ Najihah, IM Noor, T Winie - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Current work explores the extract from Costus woodsonii leaves as a natural dye sensitizer
for DSSC. The effect of solvent on pigment extraction is reported. The acetone is the optimal …

Higher Performance of DSSC with Dyes from Cladophora sp. as Mixed Cosensitizer through Synergistic Effect

A Lim, N Haji Manaf, K Tennakoon… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Chlorophyll and xanthophyll dyes extracted from a single source of filamentous freshwater
green algae (Cladophora sp.) were used to sensitize dye sensitized solar cells and their …

Performance and stability analysis of curcumin dye as a photo sensitizer used in nanostructured ZnO based DSSC

D Sinha, D De, A Ayaz - Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Environmental friendly natural dye curcumin extracted from low-cost Curcumina longa stem
is used as a photo-sensitizer for the fabrication of ZnO-based dye-sensitized solar cells …

Performance Evaluation of Natural Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: A Comparison of Density Functional Theory and Experimental Data on Chlorophyll, Anthocyanin, and …

M Hussain, T Jalali, L Maftoon-Azad… - ACS Applied Electronic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have emerged as a promising third-generation
photovoltaic technology due to their low-cost fabrication, flexibility, reduced energy payback …