Mesoscopic injection solar cells

Figure 8.6 Spectral response of the photocurrent for mesoscopic injection solar cells. Grey curve bare Ti02 film, blue and black curves same film sensitised by the N3 and black ruthenium dyes, respectively.

Using a principle derived from natural photosynthesis, mesoscopic injection solar cells and in particular the DSC have become a credible alternative to solid-state p-n junction devices. Conversion efficiencies over 11% and 15% have already been... 

Other names of the technology are dye-sensitised nanostructured solar cells, mesoscopic injection solar cells, nanosolar cells, the artificial leaves, or Gratzel cells. 

Barea EM, Gonzalez-Pedro V, Ripolles-Sanchis T et al (2011) Porphyrin dyes with high injection and low recombination for highly efficient mesoscopic dye-sensitized solar cells. J Phys Chem C 115(21) 10898-10902... 

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