Zn(2)SnO(4) nanoparticles (NPs) with a narrow size distribution were synthesized by a simple hydrothermal route by controlling the crystallization process. The average size of NPs was 8 nm, and this was attributed to the formation of a hydroxy carbonate compound as an intermediate phase, which was demonstrated by the structural and elemental analyses. The fine size and visible-transparency of t...

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) utilize high surface area metal oxide sintered particle networks to absorb molecular dyes and transport injected charge carriers. While this sintered particle architecture allows liquid electrolyte DSSCs to achieve efficiencies up to 11%, slow charge transport through the semiconductor network limits the amount of modification that can be made to the electroly...

Flexible Dye-sensitized solar cells were assembled using flexible transparent electrodes as substrates, nanocrystalline TiO2, an electrolyte based on I3/I, dye molecules and a counter electrode. In this study has been employed natural pomegranate juice for sensitization of nanocrystalline TiO2 and gold layer as counter electrode was prepared by sputtering method on conducting substrates polymer...

Dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is the only solar cell that can offer both the flexibility and transparency. Its efficiency is comparable to amorphous silicon solar cells but with a much lower cost. This review not only covers the fundamentals of DSSC but also the related cutting-edge research and its development for industrial applications. Most recent research topics on DSSC, for example, ap...

As a relatively new class of photovoltaic devices with a photoelectrochemical system consisting of a dye-sensitized semiconductor film and an electrolyte, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been regarded as a promising alternative to conventional solid-state semiconductor solar cells. They are relatively cost-effective, are easy to manufacture, and can be readily shaped with flexible subst...

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells In article number 2100093 by Anish Babu Athanas and Swarnalatha KalaiyarHerein, a new coumarin-based ruthenium(II) dye with tunable photophysical redox properties is designed synthesized. The dyesensitized TiO2 photoelectrodes are tested as photocurrent generators for both water-splitting reactions dye-sensitized solar cells. photoelectrochemical devices furnish effic...

The dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) provides a technically and economically credible alternative concept to present day p–n junction photovoltaic devices. In contrast to the conventional systems where the semiconductor assume both the task of light absorption and charge carrier transport the two functions are separated here. Light is absorbed by a sensitizer, which is anchored to the surface o...

Owing to well-defined structural parameters and enhanced electronic properties, highly ordered TiO(2) nanotube arrays have been employed to substitute TiO(2) nanoparticles for use in dye-sensitized solar cells. To further improve the performance of dye-sensitized TiO(2) nanotube solar cells, efforts have been directed toward the optimization of TiO(2) photoanodes, dyes, electrolytes, and co...

The development of transparent solar cells extends the applications photovoltaics by offering opportunity to substitute gigantic surface coverage windows panels produce electricity. Herein, we report a new family NIR-sensitizers based on pyrrolopyrrole cyanine dyes, particularly efficient for fully and colorless dye-sensitized since record efficiency 2.5 % was achieved with an average visible t...

Dye-sensitized solar cells are a promising alternative to traditional inorganic semiconductor-based solar cells. Here we report an open-circuit voltage of over 1,000 mV in mesoscopic dye-sensitized solar cells incorporating a molecularly engineered cobalt complex as redox mediator. Cobalt complexes have negligible absorption in the visible region of the solar spectrum, and their redox propertie...