Recent advances in eco-friendly and cost-effective materials towards sustainable dye-sensitized solar cells

N Mariotti, M Bonomo, L Fagiolari, N Barbero… - Green chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), as emerging photovoltaic technology, have been
thoroughly and extensively investigated in the last three decades. Since their first …

Biological properties and applications of betalains

I Sadowska-Bartosz, G Bartosz - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Betalains are water-soluble pigments present in vacuoles of plants of the order
Caryophyllales and in mushrooms of the genera Amanita, Hygrocybe and Hygrophorus …

Advancements, frontiers and analysis of metal oxide semiconductor, dye, electrolyte and counter electrode of dye sensitized solar cell

A Agrawal, SA Siddiqui, A Soni, GD Sharma - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is globally investigated technology due to their
attractive characteristics such as low-cost, simple fabrication, flexible, transparent, variety of …

Advances on dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) nanostructures and natural colorants: A review

JA Castillo-Robles, E Rocha-Rangel… - Journal of Composites …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Human beings are attempting to take advantage of renewable natural resources by using
solar cells. These devices take the sun's radiation and convert it into electrical energy. The …

From nature to technology: exploring the potential of plant-based materials and modified plants in biomimetics, bionics, and green innovations

ME Barbinta-Patrascu, B Bita, I Negut - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review explores the extensive applications of plants in areas of biomimetics and
bioinspiration, highlighting their role in developing sustainable solutions across various …

Dye-sensitized solar cells based on natural photosensitizers: A green view from Iran

M Hosseinnezhad, K Gharanjig, MK Yazdi… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to population growth and subsequent growing energy demand, clean energy
generation is one of the major challenges today and in the future. Dye-sensitized solar cells …

Instability of dye-sensitized solar cells using natural dyes and approaches to improving stability–an overview

F Kabir, S Manir, MMH Bhuiyan, S Aftab… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural dye-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted considerable attention
due to their eco-friendly production, low-cost manufacturing methodologies, and competitive …

Application of new natural dyes extracted from Nasturtium flowers (Tropaeolum majus) as photosensitizer in dye-sensitized solar cells

S Singh, IC Maurya, S Sharma, SPS Kushwaha… - Optik, 2021 - Elsevier
This work reported the natural dyes extracted from yellow and orange Nasturtium
(Tropaeolum majus) flower petals and then used them as sensitizer in dye-sensitized solar …

The improvement of photovoltaic performance of quinoline-based dye-sensitized solar cells by modification of the auxiliary acceptors

BS Arslan, B Arkan, M Gezgin, Y Derin, D Avcı… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Three new dyes containing diphenylamine as electron donor, benzene (BIM1),
benzothiadiazole (BTD)(BIM2) and N-ethylhexylbenzotriazole (BTZ)(BIM3) as auxiliary …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the impact of structural rigidification of amino-substituted bio-inspired flavylium dyes in DSSCs

AL Pinto, P Máximo, J Pina, G Calogero, CAT Laia… - Dyes and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sharing with anthocyanins the 2-phenyl-1-benzopyrylium structural motif, flavylium
derivatives are strongly colored bio-inspired dyes that have been explored in dye-sensitized …