Novel PtO decorated MWCNTs as a highly efficient counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 8307-8310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Chen ◽  
Jian Wei Guo ◽  
Yu Hou ◽  
Yu Hang Li ◽  
Shuang Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Energy Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
First Time ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

PtO–MWCNTs nanocomposites were prepared and applied as the counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) for the first time. Excellent energy conversion efficiency indicated that the nanocomposite was a promising electrocatalyst for DSCs.

Highly-efficient dye-sensitized solar cells with collaborative sensitization by silyl-anchor and carboxy-anchor dyes

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (88) ◽  
pp. 15894-15897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Kakiage ◽  
Yohei Aoyama ◽  
Toru Yano ◽  
Keiji Oya ◽  
Jun-ichi Fujisawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Energy Conversion Efficiency ◽  
High Light ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

A collaborative sensitization by silyl-anchor and carboxy-anchor dyes (ADEKA-1 + LEG4) in dye-sensitized solar cells realized a high light-to-electric energy conversion efficiency of over 14% under one sun illumination.

TiO2 cement for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (87) ◽  
pp. 83802-83807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Hou ◽  
Shuang Yang ◽  
Chunzhong Li ◽  
Huijun Zhao ◽  
Hua Gui Yang
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Energy Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Degussa P25 ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

An energy conversion efficiency of 8.31% is reached by using a cemented photoanode for dye-sensitized solar cells, attaining a 31.1% improvement over the standard Degussa P25 sample.

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