Dye-sensitized solar cells

• Other Authors: Kalyanasundaram, K., 1949-
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, [2010]
• Series: Fundamental sciences.
• Subjects: Dye-sensitized solar cells.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781628707632; 1628707631; 9782940222360; 2940222363; 9781439808665; 143980866X
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 604 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE; 1: PHOTOCHEMICAL AND PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL APPROACHES TO ENERGY CONVERSION; 1.1 The sun as an abundant energy resource; 1.2 Photochemical conversion and storage of solar energy (artificial photosynthesis); 1.3 Photographic sensitization; 1.4 Photoelectrochemical conversion of solar energy; 1.4.1 Photogalvanic cells; 1.4.2 Generations of photovoltaic solar cells; 1.4.3 Photoelectrochemical solar cells with liquid junctions; 1.4.4 Photoredox reactions of colloidal semiconductors and particulates
• 1.5 Dye sensitization of semiconductors1.5.1 Dye sensitization of bulk semiconductor electrodes; 1.5.2 Dye-sensitized solar cells
• an overview; 1.5.3 Sequence of electron-transfer steps of a DSC; 1.5.4 Key efficiency parameters of a DSC; 1.5.5 Key components of the DSC; 1.5.6 Quasi-solid state DSCs with spiro-OMeTAD; 1.5.7 Improvement in efficiency through the nanostructuring of materials; 1.5.8 Dye solar cells based on nanorods/nanotubes and nanowires; 1.5.9 Sensitization using quantum dots; 1.5.10 semiconductor-sensitized ETA solar cells; 1.5.11 DSCs based on p-type semiconductor
• 1.6 Conclusions1.7 References; 2: TITANIA IN DIVERSE FORMS AS SUBSTRATES; 2.1 Titania: fundamentals; 2.2 Electrochemistry of titania: depletion regime; 2.2.1 Photoelectrochemistry under band-gap excitation; 2.2.2 In-situ FTIR spectroelectrochemistry in the depletion regime; 2.2.3 Photoelectrochemistry under sub-band-gap excitation; 2.3 Electrochemistry of titania: accumulation regime; 2.3.1 Capacitive processes; 2.3.2 Li-insertion electrochemistry; 2.3.3 Spectroelectrochemistry of titania in the accumulation regime; 2.4 Titania photoanode for dye sensitized solar cells
• 2.4.1 Non-organized titania made by decomposition of Ti(IV) alkoxides2.4.2 Electrochemical deposition of titania; 2.4.3 Aerosol pyrolysis; 2.4.4 Organized nanocrystalline titania; 2.4.5 Single-crystal anatase electrode; 2.4.6 Other methods of producing titania electrodes for DSC; 2.4.7 Multimodal structures; 2.5 Conclusion; 2.6 Acknowledgements; 2.7 References; 3: MOLECULAR ENGINEERING OF SENSITIZERS FOR CONVERSION OF SOLAR ENERGY INTO ELECTRICITY; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Ruthenium sensitizers; 3.2.1 Effect of protons carried by the sensitizers on the performance
• 3.2.2 Effect of cations in the ruthenium sensitizers on the performance3.2.3 Device stability; 3.2.4 Effect of alkyl chains in the sensitizer on the performance; 3.2.5 Effect of the p-conjugation bridge between carboxylic acid groups and the ruthenium chromophore; 3.2.6 High Molar Extinction Coefficient Sensitizers; 3.2.7 Tuning spectral response by thiocyanato ligands; 3.2.8 Non-thiocyanato ruthenium complexes; 3.3 Organic sensitizers; 3.3.1 High efficiency organic sensitizers; 3.3.2 Near-IR absorbing sensitizers; 3.4 References; 4: OPTIMIZATION OF REDOX MEDIATORS AND ELECTROLYTES