Facet-engineering and interface design can optimize physicochemical properties of
micro/nanomaterials at atomic level making them promising applications in a variety of fields …

Over the years, porphyrins have arisen as exceptional photosensitizers given their ability to
act as chlorophyll-mimicking dyes, thus, transferring energy from the light-collecting areas to …

Electrospun carbon nanofibers (ECNs) have been explored as an electrocatalyst and low-
cost alternative to platinum (Pt) for triiodide reduction in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) …

Dye sensitized solar cells (DSCs) provide a low cost alternative to silicon solar cells due to
their low material and fabrication cost. Usually DSCs utilize platinum to catalyze the iodine …

This article provides an overview of the structural and physicochemical properties of stable
carbon-based nanomaterials and their applications as counter electrodes (CEs) in dye …

Electrolyte effects on electron transport and recombination at ZnO nanorods (nd-ZnO) were
studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in dye-sensitized solar cells …

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) show potential as a low cost alternative to silicon solar
cells. Power conversion efficiencies exceeding 12% have been achieved for DSCs. Typical …

We have significantly improved the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) by
incorporating plasmonic Au nanostars into the TiO2 photoanode. Gold nanostars were …

Co-sensitization is an important strategy toward efficiency enhancement of solar cells by
enabling better light harvesting across the solar spectrum. Betanin is a natural dye which …

In order to understand the effects of meso-substituents of the zinc porphyrins on optical,
electrochemical, and photovoltaic properties, a series of porphyrins with different …