The number density effect of N-substituted dyes on the TiO2 surface in dye sensitized solar cells: a theoretical study

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (15) ◽  
pp. 11549-11557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaowarat Surakhot ◽  
Rattanawalee Rattanawan ◽  
Kritsada Ronyhut ◽  
Ponlawat Mangsachart ◽  
Taweesak Sudyoadsuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Energy Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Tio2 Surface ◽  
Number Density ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Donor Moiety

The bulky of the donor moiety reduces the number density of the adsorbed Dye3 on the surface dramatically, corresponding to poorer energy conversion efficiency of 3.91% in Dye3 compared to the significantly better performance of 5.45% in Dye2.

TiO2 cement for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (87) ◽  
pp. 83802-83807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Hou ◽  
Shuang Yang ◽  
Chunzhong Li ◽  
Huijun Zhao ◽  
Hua Gui Yang
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Energy Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Degussa P25 ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

An energy conversion efficiency of 8.31% is reached by using a cemented photoanode for dye-sensitized solar cells, attaining a 31.1% improvement over the standard Degussa P25 sample.

Chemically exfoliated nanosilicate platelet hybridized polymer electrolytes for solid state dye sensitized solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
pp. 8602-8613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karuppanan Prabakaran ◽  
Smita Mohanty ◽  
Sanjay Kumar Nayak
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Energy Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Exfoliated MMT nanoplatelet incorporated PEO/PVdF–HFP electrolyte and TiO2/ZnO photoanode based DSSCs showed an improved solar energy conversion efficiency of about 3.8%.

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