Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Emerging Trends and Advanced Applications
- 1st Edition - October 23, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Authors: Adarsh Kumar Pandey, Muhammad Shakeel Ahmad, Syed Shahabuddin
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 8 2 0 6 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 8 2 0 7 - 9
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Emerging Trends and Advanced Applications is highly focused on addressing all aspects of dye sensitized solar cell technology. In this book, the autho… Read more
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Request a sales quoteDye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Emerging Trends and Advanced Applications is highly focused on addressing all aspects of dye sensitized solar cell technology. In this book, the authors present systematic analysis and working principles and detailed studies of individual components, manufacturing methods, software assisted design surrounding the technology market, commercialization potential, and performance evaluations and detailed fabrication methods and parameters. As there is no specific book which could encircle all the aspects of dye sensitized solar cells from its very basic working principles to advanced approached to improve it efficiency, this book fills that gap.
Providing a comprehensive study on dye sensitized solar cells, this reference covers basic working principles to advanced approaches in improving efficiency as well as thermodynamic and kinetic studies. It will be ideal for advanced stage researchers and engineers looking to get a grip on DSSC technology.
- Provides a compilation of all-important principles and advanced research in the field of dye sensitized solar cells
- Specifies constituents of each DSSC, from basic to advanced level
- Details advances in fabrication and software assisted design of DSSC
Technical content aimed at solar/energy engineers and researchers/academics/post grad students in Solar cells and solar energy
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Solar energy: direct and indirect methods to harvest usable energy
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Solar energy
- 1.3 Direct method of solar energy harvesting techniques
- 1.4 Indirect method of solar energy harvesting techniques
- 1.5 Photovoltaic thermal systems
- 1.6 Conclusions and recommendations
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 2. Dye-sensitized solar cells: a comprehensive introduction
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Structure of DSSC
- 2.3 Types of DSSC
- 2.4 Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells
- 2.5 Flexible DSSCs
- 2.6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3. Application of natural dyes in dye-sensitized solar cells
- Abstract
- 3.1 General introduction
- 3.2 Dye-sensitized solar cells
- 3.3 Natural-based dye-sensitized solar cells
- 3.4 Natural dyes (extracted from plants) and their applications in dye-sensitized solar cells
- 3.5 Other natural dyes
- 3.6 Limitations
- 3.7 Conclusion
- 3.8 Future recommendations
- References
- Chapter 4. Electron kinetics and interface engineering of dye-sensitized solar cell sandwich structure
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Kinetics of interfacial electron transfer
- Chapter 5. Performance evaluation methods of DSSCs
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Microscopy
- 5.3 UV–VIS spectroscopy
- 5.4 Electron impedance spectroscopy
- 5.5 Cyclic voltammetry
- 5.6 Conversion efficiency through sun simulator
- 5.7 Quantum efficiency measurement
- 5.8 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6. Semiconducting metal oxides-based electrodes as the photoanodes of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Solar cell
- 6.3 Dye-sensitized solar cells
- 6.4 Synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles
- 6.5 Properties of metal oxides
- 6.6 Metal oxides and their nanocomposites as photoanode in DSSCs
- 6.7 Conclusion and future recommendations
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 7. Development of dye-sensitized solar cell module and its optimization
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 DSSC module configurations
- 7.3 Best manufacturing techniques
- 7.4 Design considerations
- 7.5 Degradation studies
- 7.6 Photovoltaic properties of nanoparticles-based DSSC
- 7.7 Quantum dot-based solar cells
- 7.8 Conclusions
- Recommendations
- References
- Chapter 8. Fabrication techniques and working principle of neoteric dye-sensitized solar cells
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Fabrication and viable principle
- 8.3 Working principle
- 8.4 Mechanistic insight into the charge transmission, recombination, and cell dark current
- 8.5 Conductive glass based material
- 8.6 Photoanode fabrication
- 8.7 Photosensitive molecular sensitizers
- 8.8 Organic dyes without metal components
- 8.9 Electrolyte materials
- 8.10 Counter electrode material
- 8.11 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 9. Hybrid organic polymer electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Solar cells
- 9.3 Dye-sensitized solar cells
- 9.4 Electrolytes
- 9.5 Conclusion and future directions
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 10. Applications of 3d-transition metals as Pt-free counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells application
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Polycomponent mixtures used for the dye-sensitized solar cells
- 10.3 Conclusion and perspectives
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 23, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 256
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128182062
- eBook ISBN: 9780128182079
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Adarsh Kumar Pandey
Adarsh Pandey is an Associate Professor at the Research Centre for Nanomaterials and Energy Technology School of Science and Technology, Sunway University, Selangor, Malaysia. His area of research is in phase change materials, nano-enhanced phase change materials, hybrid solar photovoltaic systems, dye sensitized solar cells, self -cleaning of PV modules and energy and exergy analysis of renewable energy systems.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Research Centre for Nanomaterials and Energy Technology School of Science and Technology, Sunway University, Selangor, MalaysiaMA
Muhammad Shakeel Ahmad
Solar energy & Materials Consultant
Previously a teaching/Research Associate in institute of space technology from 2012 to 2016 and then went to University of Malaya, Malaysia to pursue his PhD in renewable energy. He has authored more than 15 publications and worked with various multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams on diverse projects ranging from energy generation to structural composites. His research interest includes energy, solar, hydrogen generation, structural nanocomposites and renewable energy.
Affiliations and expertise
Solar energy and Materials ConsultantSS
Syed Shahabuddin
Research Fellow at Research Centre for Nano-Materials and Energy Technology (RCNMET), Sunway University, Malaysia. He has published more than 13 research articles in International journals and is the member of Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC). He is currently working on photocatalysis, supercapacitors, dye-sensitized solar cells, solar thermal applications and phase change materials.
Affiliations and expertise
Research Fellow, Research Centre for Nano-Materials and Energy Technology (RCNMET), Sunway University, MalaysiaRead Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells on ScienceDirect