Themed collection Solar energy

In this review, we summarize the recent progress in the aspects of the fabrication methods for large-area perovskite films, improving the efficiency and stability of the large-area PSC devices.

Dye-sensitized solar cell using counter electrode based on transition metal dichalcogenides.

Methyl ammonium lead halide-based hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been intensively studied in recent years because of their high efficiency and low processing costs.

This study highlights the recent trends in the structural, textural and morphological variations of g-C₃N₄ for visible-light-induced hydrogen evolution.

Non-fullerene organic molecules are alternative and competitive acceptor materials for high-efficiency organic solar cells.

This review article summarizes the recent progress on surface plasmon-enhanced light harvesting and its applications toward enhanced photocatalysis, photodynamic therapy, chemical transformations and photovoltaics.

This review focuses on recent progress of metal-free sensitizers and on panchromatic engineering of co-sensitization in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).

Third-generation solar cells have excellent potential for delivering large scale, low-cost solar electricity. We review and compare the current understanding of the operation principles, performance improvements and future prospects for polymer:fullerene, hybrid polymer and perovskite solar cells.

Organic solar cells have substantial energy, environmental, and other advantages over traditional photovoltaic technologies.

The design rationales for triplet sensitizers and acceptors, the quantum yields and the challenges of triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion are summarized.

A two-step deposition technique is used for preparing CH₃NH₃PbI₃ perovskite solar cells.

In recent times, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been of wide interest in solar energy research, which has ushered in a new era for photovoltaic power sources through the incredible enhancement in their power conversion efficiency (PCE).

Approximate energy band diagram and charge transfer mechanism for the Fe₂O₃–TiO₂ photoanode (left) and Fe₂O₃–H:TiO₂ photoanode (right) with external applied anodic potential under illumination.

Nanostructured ZnO/CuO photovoltaic cell with power conversion efficiency of 2.11%.

High-performance PHJ MAPbI₃ perovskite films fabricated using efficient and low-cost dip-coating deposition approach over ZnO/TiO₂ bilayered ETL system from an aqueous non-halide Pb(NO₃)₂.

HSE + SOC were used to calculate the band structures of the cubic, tetragonal, and monoclinic phases of the double perovskites K₂SnX₆ (X = I, Br, Cl).

Five new molecules (M1–M5) were designed by structural modification of acceptor moiety (rhodanine-3-acetic acid) of well-known synthesized dye JY05, and their optoelectronic properties are evaluated to be used as donor molecules in organic solar cells.

The phase diagram elucidates structural changes and phase separation effects, induced by halide substitution in hybrid perovskite MAPb(I,Br)₃ solid solution.

Perovskite photovoltaic materials are gaining significant attention due to their excellent photovoltaic properties.

We demonstrated that urea can be used as an efficient additive for perovskite solar cells with a remarkable performance of 18.8%.

Perovskite solar cells with dense grains with strong (100) orientation were developed by adding NH₄Cl and air blowing.

Organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells are found to be sensitive to moisture, oxygen, UV light, light soaking, heat, electric field, etc.

A simple approach for the deposition of Au and Ag nanoparticles on ZnO surface and to investigate their application in pollutant degradation.