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Recent Advances in Optimization of Photoanodes and Counter Electrodes of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells


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1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Nathalal Parekh Marg, Matunga, Mumbai 400 019, India
2 Department of General Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Nathalal Parekh Marg, Matunga, Mumbai 400 019, India
 

Since 1991, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have emerged as a potential alternative to conventional silicon photovoltaics for conversion of solar energy to electric power, due to their advantages of costeffectiveness, sustainability and ease of fabrication among others. As the functioning of DSSCs depends on the sum of the functions of individual components, effective understanding and optimization of these components is important for the optimization of the device itself. Therefore, this review focuses on the recent developments made in the fabrication of two particular components of DSSCs, viz. photoanode and counter electrode.

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Counter Electrode, Devise Optimization, Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Photoanode.
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Authors

Saily Bhagwat
Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Nathalal Parekh Marg, Matunga, Mumbai 400 019, India
Riddhesh Dani
Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Nathalal Parekh Marg, Matunga, Mumbai 400 019, India
Prerna Goswami
Department of General Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Nathalal Parekh Marg, Matunga, Mumbai 400 019, India
M. A. K. Kerawalla
Department of General Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Nathalal Parekh Marg, Matunga, Mumbai 400 019, India

Abstract


Since 1991, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have emerged as a potential alternative to conventional silicon photovoltaics for conversion of solar energy to electric power, due to their advantages of costeffectiveness, sustainability and ease of fabrication among others. As the functioning of DSSCs depends on the sum of the functions of individual components, effective understanding and optimization of these components is important for the optimization of the device itself. Therefore, this review focuses on the recent developments made in the fabrication of two particular components of DSSCs, viz. photoanode and counter electrode.

Keywords


Counter Electrode, Devise Optimization, Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Photoanode.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv113%2Fi02%2F228-235