Research on dye sensitized solar cells: recent advancement toward the various constituents of dye sensitized solar cells for efficiency enhancement and future prospects

Abstract

It is universally accepted that the financial advancement of a state is essentially dependent upon the energy sector as it is essential in the growth, development, and improvement of the farming, mechanical, and defense sectors.

Bio‐based materials for solar cells

“…However, such chromophores often suffer from narrow absorption bands, resulting in a low overall conversion efficiency (usually <1%, maximum 4.2%) (Kumara et al, 2017;Richhariya et al, 2017). Natural dyes, even when combined to achieve different absorption spectra, have persistently shown almost one order of magnitude smaller efficiency, almost 1.5% for DSCs sensitized with pomegranate juice and 1.3% for DSCs sensitized with shisonin and chlorophyll, as examples (Rahman et al, 2023) compared to synthetic dyes, 15% (Ren et al, 2023). Because of this and their F I G U R E 5 Electrolyte filling based on nanocellulose aerogels as an electrolyte scaffold (Poskela et al, 2019).…”

“…Plant-derived photoactive dyes can be extracted from leaves, roots, barks, fruits, and flower petals, extensive performance table can be found in the literature (Calogero et al, 2015;Maddah et al, 2020;Rahman et al, 2023;Richhariya et al, 2017). However, such chromophores often suffer from narrow absorption bands, resulting in a low overall conversion efficiency (usually <1%, maximum 4.2%) (Kumara et al, 2017;Richhariya et al, 2017).…”

The impact of a TiO2/r-GO composite material on the performance of electron transport electrodes of dye sensitized solar cells

“…[5][6][7] The fundamental operational mechanism of DSSCs comes from the photovoltaic phenomenon, wherein photosensitizing dyes absorb energy from photons and further emit electrons that are transported through an electron transport electrode. [8][9][10] To achieve optimal efficiency, it is imperative for electron transport electrode (photoanode) materials to full the needs of possessing good dye absorption characteristics and possessing an acceptable band-gap energy. Therefore, the utilization of TiO 2 is likely to be given preference in the production of electron transport electrodes for DSSCs due to its notable characteristics such as its expansive surface area, porosity, and capacity to scatter light.…”

Double layer capacitors in dye sensitized solar cells with large charge and energy storage capacity and controlled shape of output voltage signals

“…From Gratzel in 1991 to these days [ 1 ], significant advances have been reached in the different parts that make up the structure of the cell [ 2 , 3 ]. Among the parts that make up the cell, the electrolyte is essential since it is in physical contact with both electrodes, and it is where ionic transport takes place [ 4 ].…”