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The magic world of nanocrystals, from batteries to solar cells
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In this article, the authors discuss recent research on junctions made up of a network of nanometer-sized oxide particles such as zinc oxide, tungsten trioxide niobium oxide and titanium dioxide, which are interconnected to allow for electronic conduction to take place.About:
This article is published in Current Applied Physics.The article was published on 2006-08-01. It has received 17 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Oxide & Niobium oxide.read more
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Nanostructured dye solar cells on flexible substrates—Review
TL;DR: A review of the current state of research on nanostructured titanium dioxide dye solar cells (DSCs) on alternative substrates to glass can be found in this paper, where the highest power conversion efficiencies obtained with plastic and metal substrates are already 7-9% which is not far from the best glass cell efficiencies, 10-11% and comparable also to amorphous silicon solar cells efficiencies.
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Dye-sensitized solar cell architecture based on indium–tin oxide nanowires coated with titanium dioxide
Ednan Joanni,Raluca Savu,Márcio Sousa Góes,Paulo Roberto Bueno,Jilian Nei de Freitas,Ana Flávia Nogueira,Elson Longo,José Arana Varela +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a new architecture for dye-sensitized solar cells is employed, based on a nanostructured transparent conducting oxide protruding from the substrate, covered with a separate active oxide layer.
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Plasticizer doped ionic liquid incorporated solid polymer electrolytes for photovoltaic application
TL;DR: In this article, a modified polyethylene oxide base polymer electrolyte has been modified by doping of EMImDCN and PEG as plasticizers, which resulted in enhanced conductivity and improved DSSC response.
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Review on nanostructured semiconductors for dye sensitized solar cells
TL;DR: In this article, the role of nanostructured semiconductors in dyesensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is reviewed entensively, and the present developmental prospects of DSSCs and the problems associated with its layer materials and propose a method of overcoming these problems.
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High performance silicon–organic hybrid solar cells via improving conductivity of PEDOT:PSS with reduced graphene oxide
Xinyu Jiang,Zilei Wang,Wenhui Han,Qiming Liu,Shuqi Lu,Yuxiang Wen,Juan Hou,Fei Huang,Shanglong Peng,Deyan He,Guozhong Cao +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, the electrical conductivity of PEDOT:PSS thin films with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and their impacts on the performances of the resultant Si-organic HSCs have been systematically investigated.
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Photoelectrochemical cells : Materials for clean energy
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors look into the historical background, and present status and development prospects for photoelectrochemical cells, based on nanocrystalline materials and conducting polymer films.
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Engineering of Efficient Panchromatic Sensitizers for Nanocrystalline TiO2-Based Solar Cells
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin,Peter Pechy,Thierry Renouard,Shaik M. Zakeeruddin,Robin Humphry-Baker,Pascal Comte,Paul Liska,Le Cevey,E Costa,Valery Shklover,Leone Spiccia,Glen B. Deacon,Carlo Alberto Bignozzi,Michael Grätzel +13 more
TL;DR: The black dye, when anchored to nanocrystalline TiO(2) films achieves very efficient sensitization over the whole visible range extending into the near-IR region up to 920 nm, yielding over 80% incident photon-to-current efficiencies (IPCE).
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Conversion of sunlight to electric power by nanocrystalline dye-sensitized solar cells
TL;DR: The dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) as mentioned in this paper provides a technically and economically credible alternative concept to present day p-n junction photovoltaic devices, where light is absorbed by a sensitizer, which is anchored to the surface of a wide band gap oxide semiconductor.
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A stable quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell with an amphiphilic ruthenium sensitizer and polymer gel electrolyte.
Peng Wang,Shaik M. Zakeeruddin,Jacques-E. Moser,Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin,Takashi Sekiguchi,Michael Grätzel +5 more
TL;DR: A DSC with unprecedented stable performance under both thermal stress and soaking with light, matching the durability criteria applied to silicon solar cells for outdoor applications is shown, fostering widespread practical application of dye-sensitized solar cells.
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Theory of the Impedance of Electron Diffusion and Recombination in a Thin Layer
TL;DR: In this paper, the small signal ac impedance of electron diffusion and recombination in a spatially restricted situation with application in systems such as porous TiO2 nanostructured photoelectrodes and intrinsically conducting polymers is analyzed.