Interfacial engineering in functional materials for dye-sensitized solar cells /
edited by Alagarsamy Pandikumar, Kandasamy Jothivenkatachalam, Karuppanapillai B. Bhojanaa.
- First edition.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 270 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dye-senitized solar cells : history, components, configuration and working principle -- Function of photoanode : charge transfer dynamics, challenges and alternative strategies -- Nanoarchitectures as photoanodes -- Light scattering materials as photoanode -- Function of compact (blocking) layer in photoanode -- Function of TiCl4 post-treatment in photoanode -- Doped semiconductor as photoanode -- Binary semiconductor metal oxide as photoanodes -- Plasmonic nanocomposite as photoanode -- Carbon nanotubes-based nanocomposite as photoanode -- Graphene based nanocomposite as photoanode -- Graphitic carbon nitride based nanocomposites as photoanodes.
"Solar energy has paved the way as an alternative to fossil fuels for present and future energy demands. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) are one of the most promising techniques to harvest solar energy and convert it into electrical energy because of their ease of production, low cost, flexibility, relatively high conversion efficiency, and low toxicity to the environment. DSSCs consist of components such as electrolytes, dyes, counter electrodes, and photoanodes. Among these, the photoanode plays a vital role and serves as the support for dye molecules and transport photo-excited electrons"--