Electron-Affinity-Triggered Variations on the Optical and Electrical Properties of Dye Molecules Enabling Highly Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (43) ◽  
pp. 14125-14128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuhang Liu ◽  
Yiming Cao ◽  
Weiwei Zhang ◽  
Marko Stojanovic ◽  
M. Ibrahim Dar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Electron Affinity ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Optical And Electrical Properties ◽  
Dye Molecules ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Carbon Nanotubes for Photovoltaics

2014 ◽  
pp. 268-311
Author(s):  
Ayoola Brimmo ◽  
Mahieddine Emziane
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Optical And Electrical Properties ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Recent developments show that the exceptional physical, optical, and electrical properties of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) have now caught the attention of the Photovoltaics (PV) industry. This chapter provides an updated and in-depth review of some of the most exciting and important developments in the application of CNTs in photovoltaics. The chapter begins with a discussion of the underlying properties of CNTs that make them promising for PV applications. A review of the literature on the application of CNTs in the photoactive layer of Silicon (Si)-based heterojunctions, as anchors for light harvesting materials in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) and as components of other organic solar cells (OPVs), is then presented. Findings portend the promise of CNTs in bridging the gap between the two classes of solar cells currently in the market. Since the technology is in its early stages, it is generally limited by a general lack of understanding of CNTs and their adequate growth mechanisms.

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