Functionalized metal oxide nanoparticles for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs): A review

Materials Science for Energy Technologies

N. Bennett¹  Jan Kříž²  Veera Sadhu³  Baixin Chen⁴  D. Kishore Kumar⁴  Kakarla Raghava Reddy⁵  H. Upadhayaya⁵ 

[1] Corresponding authors at: Department of Physics, University of Hradec Králové, Rokitanského 62, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic (D. Kishore Kumar).;Energy Conversion Lab (ECL), Institute of Mechanical Process and Energy Engineering (IMPEE), School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK;Advanced Materials Centre, School of Engineering, London South Bank University, 103, Borough Road, London SE10AA, UK;Department of Physics, University of Hradec Králové, Rokitanského 62, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic;Energy Conversion Lab (ECL), Institute of Mechanical Process and Energy Engineering (IMPEE), School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK;

关键词: Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs);    Photovoltaics;    Semiconducting metal oxides;    Quantum dots;    Sensitizers;    DSSC-device parameters;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are a next-generation photovoltaic energy conversion technology due to their low cost, ability to fabrication on various substrates, structural modifications, excellent transparency, photovoltaic output and its potential applications in wearable devices, energy sustainable buildings, solar-powered windows, etc. DSSC working devices consist of components such as conductive oxide substrates, photoanodes with wide bandgap semiconductors, dye molecules (sensitizers), counter electrodes and redox electrolytes, etc. High-efficiency DSSC devices can be fabricated suitable functionalization of semiconducting metal oxides with quantum dots, organic conjugated polymers, etc. In this review, we discuss different photovoltaic technologies, working principles of DSSCs, fabrication process of devices using various novel inorganic nanostructured materials, influencing parameters on the performance of DSC-device such as photoconversion efficiency (PCE), short circuit current (Jsc), open-circuit voltage (Voc) and fill factor (FF).

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