Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Opportunities and Challenges
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Organic Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2020) | Viewed by 3037
Special Issue Editor
Interests: oxide semiconductors; colloidal quantum dots, carbon nanomaterials; two-dimensional materials; plasmonic nanoparticles; third generation photovoltaics; water splitting; photocatalysis; water purification; nanothermometry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The growing demand for energy in developing countries is causing the rapid depletion of fossil fuels and leading to environmental pollution. Thus, there is an urgent need to replace fossil fuels with renewable and environmentally clean energy sources. Among all available energy resources, solar energy is one of the most promising, reliable, clean, and affordable renewable sources, for several reasons. Third-generation photovoltaic technology represents a highly efficient and low-cost route to directly convert solar energy into electricity, to partially address current worldwide energy challenges and related environmental issues. Dye-sensitized solar cells have received considerable attention due to their promising features including their simple and low-cost fabrication process and environmentally friendly materials with different color selection and high transparency. In particular, high power conversion efficiency under diffuse light with acceptable stability and short-term energy payback highlights the potential of this promising solar cells technology from the large-scale commercialization point of view.
In this Special Issue, we warmly invite researchers to submit their novel contributions to the field of dye-sensitized solar cells. You can submit your work as a full paper, communication, or as a review that provides a comprehensive overview of the recent developments in this promising solar cell technology.
Dr. Gurpreet Singh Selopal
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- dye-sensitized solar cells
- mesoporous wide bandgap semiconductors
- redox couple electrolyte
- light harvesters (e.g., organic or inorganic)
- counter electrode
- carrier recombination
- transparent conducting oxide
- long-term stability and reproducibility
- semi- and solid-state solar cells
