Here in, synthesis of Fe2(MoO4)3/reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanocomposite was prepared by simple hydrothermal approach and used as high efficient dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The decoration RGO into the Fe2(MoO4)3 proved various physic-chemical studies such XRD, SEM, TEM, Raman, UV, PL BET analysis. individual spherical shaped nanoparticles with sizes in range 25–35 nm uniformly decora...

Here we report the fabrication of highly transparent graphene oxide (GO) reinforced TiO2 nanocomposite thin film and demonstrate that it enhances power conversion efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) when used as photoanode. TiO2-GO films with varying GO concentrations are deposited on top fluorine doped tin (FTO) coated glass substrate by easy, cost-effective sol-gel spin coating techn...

Organized mesoporous TiO₂ Bragg stacks (om-TiO₂ BS) consisting of alternating high and low refractive index organized mesoporous TiO₂ (om-TiO₂) films were prepared to enhance dye loading, light harvesting, electron transport, and electrolyte pore-infiltration in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The om-TiO₂ films were synthesized via a sol-gel reaction using amphiphilic graft copolymers consi...

Dye sensitised solar cells (DSSCs) use a mesoporous TiO(2) scaffold, typically assisted by an adsorbed dye, as the main active element, responsible for the photon absorption, exciton generation and charge separation functionality. The sintering process employed in the TiO(2) active layer fabrication plays a crucial role in the formation of the nanoparticle scaffold and hence the performance of ...

A numerical study of optimal bandgaps of light absorbers in tandem solar cell configurations is presented with the main focus on dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) and perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The limits in efficiency and the expected improvements of tandem structures are investigated as a function of total loss-in-potential (V(L)), incident photon to current efficiency (IPCE) and fill fa...

OBJECTIVE Aim of the study is to assess the presence of spontaneous chromosome damage in patients affected by limited (lSSc) or diffuse (dSSc) Systemic Slerosis, using the micronucleus (MN) assay. METHODS We evaluated MN frequency in cultured peripheral lymphocytes of 18 SSc and in a group of 20 healthy controls. Patients were also classified as ACA+, Scl70+, FAN+ according to the presence of...

OBJECTIVE To determine serum levels and clinical correlation of 8-isoprostane, which is produced in vivo through free radical-catalysed peroxidation of arachidonic acid and reflects oxidative stress, in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). METHODS Serum 8-isoprostane levels from 32 patients with diffuse cutaneous SSc (dSSc) and 25 patients with limited cutaneous SSc (lSSc) were examined by...

Anatase nanoparticles were synthesized from a titanium isopropoxide solution using a hydrothermal process at different pressures in an autoclave system while keeping the volume of the solution constant. As the autoclave pressure was increased from 1 to 71 atm (23 to 210 °C), the crystal size in the nanoparticles increased from 9 to 13.8 nm. The anatase nanoparticles were used to build dye-sensi...

Seven flavylium salt dyes were employed for the first time as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The theoretical and experimental wavelengths of the maximum absorbances, the HOMO and LUMO energy levels, the coefficients, the oscillator strengths and the dipole moments are calculated for these synthetic dyes. The introduction of a donor group in the flavylium molecular structure...

OBJECTIVES Chemokines favour leukocyte homing and participate actively in inflammation and accumulation of extracellular matrix. The aim of our work is to assess in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) the serum levels of CC chemokines: CCL2 monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1/CCL2), CCL5 'regulated upon activation, normal T expressed and secreted' (RANTES/CCL5) and CCL3 'macrophage inflamm...