Dye-sensitized solar cells strike back

Ana Belén Muñoz-García; Iacopo Benesperi; Gerrit Boschloo; Javier J. Concepcion; Jared H. Delcamp; Elizabeth A. Gibson; Gerald J. Meyer; Michele Pavone; Henrik Pettersson; Anders Hagfeldt; Marina Freitag

doi:10.1039/D0CS01336F

Dye-sensitized solar cells strike back

Ana Belén Muñoz-García,

^a Iacopo Benesperi,

^b Gerrit Boschloo,^c Javier J. Concepcion,

^d Jared H. Delcamp,

^e Elizabeth A. Gibson,

^b Gerald J. Meyer,^f Michele Pavone,

^g Henrik Pettersson,^h Anders Hagfeldt

*^ci and Marina Freitag

*^b

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^a Department of Physics “Ettore Pancini”, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy

^b School of Natural and Environmental Science, Newcastle University, Bedson Building, NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
E-mail: marina.freitag@newcastle.ac.uk

^c Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 523, 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
E-mail: anders.hagfeldt@uu.se

^d Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA

^e Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA

^f Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA

^g Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy

^h Dyenamo AB, Teknikringen 38A, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden

ⁱ University Management and Management Council, Vice Chancellor, Uppsala University, Segerstedthuset, 752 37 Uppsala, Sweden

Abstract

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) are celebrating their 30th birthday and they are attracting a wealth of research efforts aimed at unleashing their full potential. In recent years, DSCs and dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells (DSPECs) have experienced a renaissance as the best technology for several niche applications that take advantage of DSCs' unique combination of properties: at low cost, they are composed of non-toxic materials, are colorful, transparent, and very efficient in low light conditions. This review summarizes the advancements in the field over the last decade, encompassing all aspects of the DSC technology: theoretical studies, characterization techniques, materials, applications as solar cells and as drivers for the synthesis of solar fuels, and commercialization efforts from various companies.

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