Review on nanostructured photoelectrodes for next generation dye-sensitized solar cells

Evaluation of surface energy state distribution and bulk defect concentration in DSSC photoanodes based on Sn, Fe, and Cu doped TiO2

“…On the one hand, illuminated semiconductor oxides in photocatalytic processes can attain a state of high concentration of interfacial charges and enhance the charge exchange between the oxide surface and an electron donor/acceptor molecules in proximity, thus facilitating the desired chemical processes [1,2], such as water splitting [3] and photocatalytic degradation of environmental pollutants [4,5]. On the other hand, semiconductor oxides with appropriate bulk defects will act as charge traps to free charges and prevent electron-hole recombination that enhances charge transport within the oxide [6,7] and are thus used as oxide layers in photovoltaics such as dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) for sunlight to current conversion [8]. Titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) is the most widely used material in this respect because of ease of tuning via manipulation of defect concentration and band gap (optical properties) to suit a desired application without significantly affecting the crystal structure [9,10].…”

“…Researchers continue to modify and regulate the surface/bulk traps and to extend the adsorption of light towards the visible. Controlled doping with specific n-type and p-type elements can be employed to adjust the electronic and the crystal A c c e p t e d M a n u s c r i p t structure towards smaller band gaps for more light absorption and enhanced charge transfer [1,6,9,13]. Doping different metals into the TiO 2 and the influence this has on photocatalysis [2,13,14] and photoelectric conversion [15][16][17][18] has been widely studied.…”

Recent improvements on TiO2and ZnO nanostructure photoanode for dye sensitized solar cells: A brief review

“…Recent studies have involved the fabrication of TiO2 anatase as nanoparticles [37][38], nanowires [34][35][36], nanotubes [37][38][39][40] and nanorods [41][42][43]. Taleb et.…”

Application of dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) from dammar carbon ‐ Fe2O3 (Iron (III) Oxide) composite counter electrode

“…Voc. FF) / Io where Jsc is the short circuit current, Voc, the open circuit voltage, FF, fill factor and a solar photon flux spectrum (A.M 1.5) with value of 100 mW.cm -2 (Chou et al, 2009;Chen et al, 2009;Maçaira et al, 2013;Li et al, 2014).…”

“…CE1 composite has given stabled heterojunction properties of photo electrochemical device and the electrode properties were further improved by subcomposite of transparent conducting polymer substrate for mobilizing electron more effectively. The efficient electron mobility enhances the regeneration of the electrochemical redox as well as reduces recombination properties (Lee et al, 2011;Li et al, 2014;Maçaira et al, 2013;Mekprasart et al, 2010) 2. Methodology…”