Design of an amorphous ZnWSe₂ alloy-based counter electrode for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

Abstract

One of the biggest obstacles in the commercialization of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is the presence of very expensive and rare platinum (Pt) catalytic material as a reference counter electrode...

Simulation, synthesis, and analysis of strontium-doped ZnO nanostructures for optoelectronics and energy-harvesting devices

“…The efficiency of energy conversion in a dyesensitized solar cell is determined by the semiconductor, sensitizer, electrolyte, and counter electrode. The efficiency of DSSCs can be improved by carefully determining the optimal importance of several manufacturing process factors (Castán et al, 2022;Richhariya et al, 2022;Ari et al, 2023). ZnO-based semiconductor photo anode has been used in DSSCs under different morphologies including nanoparticles, nanorods, and nanowires.…”

Recent Advances in Organic Dyes for Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells under Indoor Lighting Conditions

“…Thus, the basic components of DSSCs simply consist of a photoanode made of glass coated with a transparent conducting oxide film, a dye, an electrolyte containing a redox couple, and a counter electrode. The latter is usually made of a thin film of metallic platinum, but recently some more available and cost-effective alternatives have been proposed [9][10][11]. As a consequence, DSSCs are characterized by the facility of fabrication, abundance and low cost of the materials employed, and low environmental impact [12,13].…”