A review of polymer electrolytes: fundamental, approaches and applications

KS Ngai, S Ramesh, K Ramesh, JC Juan - Ionics, 2016 - Springer
In this paper, we review different types of polymer electrolytes, recent approaches and
technological applications of polymer electrolytes. The report first discusses the …

Meso-substituted porphyrins for dye-sensitized solar cells

M Urbani, M Grätzel, MK Nazeeruddin… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Among the several approaches for harnessing solar energy and converting it into electricity,
dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) represent one of the most promising methods for future …

13.6% efficient organic dye-sensitized solar cells by minimizing energy losses of the excited state

L Zhang, X Yang, W Wang, GG Gurzadyan, J Li… - ACS Energy …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The electron-injection energy losses of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are among the
fundamental problems hindering their successful breakthrough application. Two …

Sustainable metal complexes for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)

C Bizzarri, E Spuling, DM Knoll, D Volz… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2018 - Elsevier
Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) produced from metal complexes play an important
role in modern electroluminescent devices. While OLEDs are being used in display various …

Ultrafast electron dynamics in solar energy conversion

CS Ponseca Jr, P Chábera, J Uhlig, P Persson… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Electrons are the workhorses of solar energy conversion. Conversion of the energy of light to
electricity in photovoltaics, or to energy-rich molecules (solar fuel) through photocatalytic …

Donor/acceptor indenoperylene dye for highly efficient organic dye-sensitized solar cells

Z Yao, M Zhang, H Wu, L Yang, R Li… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - ACS Publications
An N-annulated indenoperylene electron-donor decorated with photochemically inactive
segments is synthesized and further conjugated via triple bond with electron-acceptor …

Porphyrins as excellent dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells: recent developments and insights

T Higashino, H Imahori - Dalton transactions, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted much attention as an alternative to silicon-
based solar cells because of their low-cost production and high power conversion efficiency …

Porphyrin-sensitized solar cells

LL Li, EWG Diau - Chemical society reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Nature has chosen chlorophylls in plants as antennae to harvest light for the conversion of
solar energy in complicated photosynthetic processes. Inspired by natural photosynthesis …

Highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells: progress and future challenges

S Zhang, X Yang, Y Numata, L Han - Energy & Environmental Science, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
High energy conversion efficiency is one of the most important keys to the commercialization
of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) in the huge electricity generation market. According to …

Design and development of photoanodes for water-splitting dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells

JR Swierk, TE Mallouk - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) use low-cost materials, feature tunable molecular
sensitizers, and exhibit quantum efficiencies near unity. These advantageous features can …