Issue 4, 2014

Recent advances in multifunctional nanocarbons used in dye-sensitized solar cells

Abstract

Throughout recent years the implementation of nanocarbons into dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) has resulted in important breakthroughs. The most relevant of them in this context are (i) the enhancement of charge transport and charge collection in nanocarbon-doped electrodes, (ii) the introduction of nanocarbon interlayers that simultaneously reduce the charge recombination and increase the charge collection efficiency, (iii) the use of nanocarbon-based, iodine-free, solid-state electrolytes featuring excellent diffusion coefficients and catalytic efficiencies, (iv) the use of novel nanocarbon-based hybrid dyes, and (v) the use of nanocarbons towards platinum-free counter electrodes. The first four aforementioned aspects are thoroughly described in this review.

Graphical abstract: Recent advances in multifunctional nanocarbons used in dye-sensitized solar cells

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
17 Oct 2013
Accepted
20 Jan 2014
First published
21 Jan 2014

Energy Environ. Sci., 2014,7, 1281-1296

Recent advances in multifunctional nanocarbons used in dye-sensitized solar cells

R. D. Costa, F. Lodermeyer, R. Casillas and D. M. Guldi, Energy Environ. Sci., 2014, 7, 1281 DOI: 10.1039/C3EE43458C

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