High-Efficiency Glass and Printable Flexible Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Water-Based Electrolytes

Moudam, Omar; Villarroya-Lidon, Silvia

doi:10.1155/2014/426785

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“…A cell with a binary IL of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetracyanoborate in combination with PMII showed a stable efficiency of 7% that retained at least 90% of its initial efficiency after 1000 h at 80 °C in darkness and 1000 h at 60 °C, at AM 1.5 [ 117 ]. Moudam et al studied the effect of water-based electrolytes in DSSC and demonstrated a highly efficient glass and printable flexible dye-sensitized solar cells upon application [ 118 ]. They used high concentrations of alkylamidazoliums to overcome the deleterious effect of water.…”

Section: Previous and Further Improvements In Dsscsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Fundamentals and Current Status

Sharma

Sharma³

2018

Nanoscale Res Lett

818

426

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Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) belong to the group of thin-film solar cells which have been under extensive research for more than two decades due to their low cost, simple preparation methodology, low toxicity and ease of production. Still, there is lot of scope for the replacement of current DSSC materials due to their high cost, less abundance, and long-term stability. The efficiency of existing DSSCs reaches up to 12%, using Ru(II) dyes by optimizing material and structural properties which is still less than the efficiency offered by first- and second-generation solar cells, i.e., other thin-film solar cells and Si-based solar cells which offer ~ 20–30% efficiency. This article provides an in-depth review on DSSC construction, operating principle, key problems (low efficiency, low scalability, and low stability), prospective efficient materials, and finally a brief insight to commercialization.

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Section: Previous and Further Improvements In Dsscsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Fundamentals and Current Status

Sharma

Sharma³

2018

Nanoscale Res Lett

818

426

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Hybrid 2D Phosphorene‐Black Carbon Material for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells as Counterelectrode

Derbali,

Tiouitchi,

Mounkachi

et al. 2024

Adv Energy and Sustain Res

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Since the discovery of graphene in 2004, 2D materials have been the subject of extensive research, in particular, 2D phosphorene due to its anisotropic properties. The aim of this study is, therefore, to improve the efficiency of dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), considered to be the next generation of solar cells, by using 2D phosphorene material. To this end, a 2D phosphorene/black carbon hybrid material is prepared and used as a counterelectrode in DSSCs. This work also demonstrates the stability of the manufactured solar devices under different aging conditions. The results show that the device based on a 2D phosphorene/black carbon counterelectrode achieves an efficiency of 7.53%, compared with 5.68% for the pristine solar cell based on black carbon only. Interestingly, after 1200 h of continuous light exposure, the DSSC based on the hybrid 2D phosphorene/black carbon material retains 87% of its initial efficiency, while the pristine solar device maintains only 62.5% of its initial performance. This study paves the way for further research into 2D phosphorene material and its use in this promising solar technology.

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