Hole transporting and light absorbing material for solid state solar cells

Dye-sensitized solar cell

A dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC, DSC, DYSC or Grätzel cell) is a low-cost solar cell belonging to the group of thin film solar cells. It is based on a semiconductor formed between a photo-sensitized anode and an electrolyte, a photoelectrochemical system. The modern version of a dye solar cell, also known as the Grätzel cell, was originally co-invented in 1988 by Brian O'Regan and Michael Grätzel at UC Berkeley and this work was later developed by the aforementioned scientists at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) until the publication of the first high efficiency DSSC in 1991.

Organic solar cell

An organic solar cell (OSC) or plastic solar cell is a type of photovoltaic that uses organic electronics, a branch of electronics that deals with conductive organic polymers or small organic molecules, for light absorption and charge transport to produce electricity from sunlight by the photovoltaic effect. Most organic photovoltaic cells are polymer solar cells. The molecules used in organic solar cells are solution-processable at high throughput and are cheap, resulting in low production costs to fabricate a large volume.

Solar cell

A solar cell, or photovoltaic cell, is an electronic device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect, which is a physical phenomenon. It is a form of photoelectric cell, defined as a device whose electrical characteristics, such as current, voltage, or resistance, vary when exposed to light. Individual solar cell devices are often the electrical building blocks of photovoltaic modules, known colloquially as solar panels.

Hole transporting and light absorbing material for solid state solar cells

Photovoltaic devices containing cyclobutane-based hole transport materials

Interfacial engineering for competitive Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells production

First Report of Chenodeoxycholic Acid-Substituted Dyes Improving the Dye Monolayer Quality in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Photovoltaic devices containing cyclobutane-based hole transport materials

First Report of Chenodeoxycholic Acid-Substituted Dyes Improving the Dye Monolayer Quality in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Interfacial engineering for competitive Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells production