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 …

Progress on electrolytes development in dye-sensitized solar cells

H Iftikhar, GG Sonai, SG Hashmi, AF Nogueira… - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been intensely researched for more than two
decades. Electrolyte formulations are one of the bottlenecks to their successful …

The Second Evolution of Ionic Liquids: From Solvents and Separations to Advanced Materials Energetic Examples from the Ionic Liquid Cookbook

M Smiglak, A Metlen, RD Rogers - Accounts of Chemical …, 2007 - ACS Publications
In this Account of the small portion of the recent research in ionic liquids (ILs) by the Rogers
Group, we fast forward through the first evolution of IL research, where ILs were studied for …

High-performance polypyrrole nanoparticles counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

J Wu, Q Li, L Fan, Z Lan, P Li, J Lin, S Hao - Journal of Power Sources, 2008 - Elsevier
Polypyrrole (PPy) nanoparticle was synthesized and coated on a conducting FTO glass to
construct PPy counter electrode used in dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). Scanning electron …

Biopolymer-based electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells: A critical review

MM Hasan, MD Islam, TU Rashid - Energy & Fuels, 2020 - ACS Publications
Continual escalation of our world population demands a vast and safe energy supply, the
majority of which has been produced by fossil fuel sources. However, because of the huge …

Natural anthocyanins as photosensitizers for dye-sensitized solar devices

J Fernando, GKR Senadeera - Current Science, 2008 - JSTOR
Different natural pigments containing anthocyanins extracted from tropical flowers were
studied as possible sensitizers for TiO₂ by assembling dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) …

Synthesis of PPy-ZnO composite used as photocatalyst for the degradation of diclofenac under simulated solar irradiation

S Silvestri, CD Ferreira, V Oliveira… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2019 - Elsevier
A composite photocatalyst consisting of polypyrrole (PPy) and zinc oxide (ZnO) was
successfully synthesized via a polymerization method. Different characterization techniques …

Visible-light-induced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue with polyaniline-sensitized TiO2 composite photocatalysts

F Wang, S Min, Y Han, L Feng - Superlattices and Microstructures, 2010 - Elsevier
A series of polyaniline (PANI)-sensitized TiO2 composite photocatalysts (PANI/TiO2) with
different mass ratio of polyaniline to nano-TiO2 (P25)(1: 200–1: 700) were facilely prepared …

Recent developments in the field of energetic ionic liquids

E Sebastiao, C Cook, A Hu, M Murugesu - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Energetic ionic liquids (EILs) are a subset of the rapidly growing field of ionic liquid research.
These liquid and stable high-energy materials (HEMs) have many benefits, ranging from …

Novel polypyrrole-sensitized hollow TiO2/fly ash cenospheres: Synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic ability under visible light

B Wang, C Li, J Pang, X Qing, J Zhai, Q Li - Applied Surface Science, 2012 - Elsevier
The polypyrrole-sensitized TiO2 layer on fly ash cenosphere (PPy–TiO2/FAC) was
successfully prepared as a promising photocatalyst with visible light response …