Electrolytes in dye-sensitized solar cells

J Wu, Z Lan, J Lin, M Huang, Y Huang, L Fan… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
In 2003, Nobel Laureate Richard E. Smalley outlined humanity's top 10 problems for the
next 50 years. 1 The top problem is energy (Figure 1). Human society is facing a global …

Titanium dioxide nanomaterials for photovoltaic applications

Y Bai, I Mora-Sero, F De Angelis, J Bisquert… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The continuous increase of the world's population, together with the substantial
development of industry has brought about imperious demand for larger energy …

Enhanced electronic properties in mesoporous TiO2 via lithium doping for high-efficiency perovskite solar cells

F Giordano, A Abate, JP Correa Baena… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Perovskite solar cells are one of the most promising photovoltaic technologies with their
extraordinary progress in efficiency and the simple processes required to produce them …

11% efficient perovskite solar cell based on ZnO nanorods: an effective charge collection system

DY Son, JH Im, HS Kim, NG Park - The Journal of Physical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
A perovskite solar cell based on ZnO nanorods was prepared, and its photovoltaic
performance was investigated. ZnO nanorods were grown on the ZnO seed layer from …

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 …

Photothermal‐boosted polaron transport in Fe2O3 photoanodes for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting

X Hu, J Huang, Y Cao, B He, X Cui, Y Zhu… - Carbon …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction of the photothermal effect into transition‐metal oxide photoanodes has been
proven to be an effective method to improve the photoelectrochemical (PEC) water‐splitting …

Lithium salts as “redox active” p-type dopants for organic semiconductors and their impact in solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells

A Abate, T Leijtens, S Pathak, J Teuscher… - Physical Chemistry …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Lithium salts have been shown to dramatically increase the conductivity in a broad range of
polymeric and small molecule organic semiconductors (OSs). Here we demonstrate and …

Characterization of nanostructured hybrid and organic solar cells by impedance spectroscopy

F Fabregat-Santiago, G Garcia-Belmonte… - Physical chemistry …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
We review the application of impedance spectroscopy in dye-sensitized solar cells, quantum
dot-sensitized solar cells and organic bulk heterojunction solar cells. We emphasize the …

Titanium dioxide nanomaterials: synthesis, properties, modifications, and applications

X Chen, SS Mao - Chemical reviews, 2007 - ACS Publications
Since its commercial production in the early twentieth century, titanium dioxide (TiO2) has
been widely used as a pigment1 and in sunscreens, 2, 3 paints, 4 ointments, toothpaste, 5 …

Redox shuttle-based electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells: comprehensive guidance, recent progress, and future perspective

Masud, HK Kim - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
A redox electrolyte is a crucial part of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), which plays a
significant role in the photovoltage and photocurrent of the DSSCs through efficient dye …