Aravind Kumar Chandiran

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Cyclopentadithiophene-functionalized Ru(II)-bipyridine sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Aravind Kumar Chandiran

Two ruthenium sensitizers TT-230 and TT-232 based on cyclopenta[2,1-b:3,4-b']dithiophene (CDT) were tested in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) using,a tri-iodide/iodide redox couple, and their performances compared to the benchmark Z907. Both dyes of gen ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2014

Low temperature dye-sensitized solar cells based on conformal thin zinc oxide overlayer on mesoporous insulating template by atomic layer deposition

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Aravind Kumar Chandiran, Mojtaba Abdi Jalebi

Low temperature processing of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells (DSCs) is essential to enable commercialization with low cost plastic substrates and diminish the overall manufacturing cost. We report a low temperature processing route for photoanodes where thin Z ...

Elsevier Science Bv2014

Branched and bulky substituted ruthenium sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Aravind Kumar Chandiran

We report on the synthesis, and photovoltaic performances of four novel Ru(II)-bipyridine heteroteptic complexes TT206-209, incorporating branched and bulkier alkyl chains compared to their linear analogues C106 and CYC-B11 previously reported. In both ser ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2014

Controlled synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles and nanospheres using a microwave assisted approach for their application in dye-sensitized solar cells

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Mohammad Ibrahim Dar, Aravind Kumar Chandiran

Rapid and facile synthesis of similar to 7 nm and similar to 100-400 nm nano-structures of anatase titania is achieved by exploiting the chemical nature of solvents through a microwave based approach. After using these nanostructures as a photoanode in dye ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2014

Sterically Hindered Phthalocyanines for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Influence of the Distance between the Aromatic Core and the Anchoring Group

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Jun Ho Yum, Aravind Kumar Chandiran

A new phthalocyanine (Pc) bearing bulky peripheral substituents and a carboxylic anchoring group directly attached to the macrocycle has been prepared and used as a sensitizer in DSSCs, reaching 5.57% power conversion efficiency. In addition, an enhanced p ...

Wiley-Blackwell2014

Molecular Engineering of 2-Quinolinone Based Anchoring Groups for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Aravind Kumar Chandiran, Peng Gao, Paramaguru Ganesan

Six new donor-pi spacer-acceptor (D-pi-A) organic sensitizers based on the 2-quinolinone moiety as acceptor and anchoring groups were synthesized and tested for their performance in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The systematic tuning of acceptor stre ...

American Chemical Society2014

Toward Higher Photovoltage: Effect of Blocking Layer on Cobalt Bipyridine Pyrazole Complexes as Redox Shuttle for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Jun Ho Yum, Thomas Moehl, Aravind Kumar Chandiran, Paul Gratia, Junghyun Yoon

Fluorine-doped tin-oxide (FTO) transparent conducting substrates, for use in cobalt bis(bipyridine pyrazole) complex based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs), were compared using the conventional TiCl4 treatment with conformal TiO2 blocking layers formed by ...

American Chemical Society2014

Analysis of Electron Transfer Properties of ZnO and TiO2 Photoanodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Aravind Kumar Chandiran, Mojtaba Abdi Jalebi

Mesoporous TiO2 nanoparticle films are used as photoanodes for high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC). In spite of excellent photovoltaic power conversion efficiencies (PCE) displayed by titanium dioxide nanoparticle structures, the transport rat ...

American Chemical Society2014

The Role of Insulating Oxides in Blocking the Charge Carrier Recombination in Dye- Sensitized Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Aravind Kumar Chandiran

Electron recombination is one of the major loss factors in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC), especially, with single electron outer sphere redox shuttle electrolyte. Insulating sub-nanometer oxide tunneling layers deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD) ...

Wiley-Blackwell2014

Passivation of ZnO Nanowire Guests and 3D Inverse Opal Host Photoanodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Nicolas Tétreault, Thomas Moehl, Aravind Kumar Chandiran, Hauke Arne Harms, Philippe Pierre Labouchère

A hierarchical host-guest nanostructured photoanode is reported for dye-sensitized solar cells. It is composed of ZnO nanowires grown in situ into the macropores of a 3D ZnO inverse opal structure, which acts both as a seed layer and as a conductive backbo ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag Berlin2014

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