[HTML][HTML] Encapsulation of commercial and emerging solar cells with focus on perovskite solar cells

K Aitola, GG Sonai, M Markkanen, JJ Kaschuk, X Hou… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar cell encapsulation literature is reviewed broadly in this paper. Commercial solar cells,
such as silicon and thin film solar cells, are typically encapsulated with ethylene vinyl …

Synergy of co-sensitizers in a copper bipyridyl redox system for efficient and cost-effective dye-sensitized solar cells in solar and ambient light

E Tanaka, H Michaels, M Freitag… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have a great potential to expand the area of
photovoltaics towards portable or indoor applications. Since the dye is one of the most costly …

Photofabrication of highly transparent platinum counter electrodes at ambient temperature for bifacial dye sensitized solar cells

IK Popoola, MA Gondal, JM AlGhamdi, TF Qahtan - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Platinum (Pt) counter electrodes (CEs) have consistently shown excellent
electrocatalytic performance and holds the record of the highest power conversion efficiency …

[HTML][HTML] Dye molecules in electrolytes: new approach for suppression of dye-desorption in dye-sensitized solar cells

N Heo, Y Jun, JH Park - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
The widespread commercialization of dye-sensitized solar cells remains limited because of
the poor long-term stability. We report on the influence of dye-molecules added in liquid …

Enhanced Power Conversion Efficiency Using a Ce3+:SrF2 Down-Shifting Nanophosphor-Based Photoelectrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Applications

AK Samuel, R Dileep K, M Jayaraman… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A lanthanide-doped inorganic down-shifting nanophosphor that converts the intense ultra-
violet (UV) light photons to visible-light photons is highly attractive for dye-sensitized solar …

Chemical bath deposition of vertically aligned TiO 2 nanoplatelet arrays for solar energy conversion applications

S Hoang, SP Berglund, RR Fullon, RL Minter… - Journal of Materials …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a facile, scalable, and low cost chemical bath deposition of vertically aligned TiO2
nanoplatelet arrays on various substrates including fluorine-doped tin oxide coated glass …

Effects of PbS-NPs doping on the photovoltaic performance of natural dye-sensitized TiO2 photoelectrodes

MJC Burgos, S Roa, B Cerda, P Manidurai - Solid State Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we report the synthesis of TiO 2 photoelectrodes sensitized with different natural
organic dyes extracted (using methanol) from spinach, raspberry and passion fruit for their …

Ultrafast Flame Annealing of TiO2 Paste for Fabricating Dye‐Sensitized and Perovskite Solar Cells with Enhanced Efficiency

JK Kim, SU Chai, Y Cho, L Cai, SJ Kim, S Park, JH Park… - Small, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Mesoporous TiO2 nanoparticle (NP) films are broadly used as electrodes in
photoelectrochemical cells, dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), and perovskite solar cells …

Electronic structure and optical properties calculation of Zn-porphyrin with N-annulated perylene adsorbed on TiO2 model for dye-sensitized solar cell applications: A …

K Paredes-Gil, F Mendizabal… - Computational Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
The current work scrutinizes the chemical behavior of a set of promissory dyes, the Zn-
porphyrins with N-annulated Perylene, WW3m-WW8m, within the most important steps in the …

Efficiency Enhancement of Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells by the Addition of an Oxidizing Agent to the TiO2 Paste

KW Ko, M Lee, SS Sekhon, SK Balasingam… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The addition of various amounts of a strong oxidizing agent (3, 5‐dinitrosalicyclic acid,
DNSA) to TiO2 paste enhances the solar‐to‐electrical‐energy conversion efficiency of the …