Recent trends in mesoscopic solar cells based on molecular and nanopigment light harvesters

Carole Grätzel; Shaik M. Zakeeruddin

doi:10.1016/j.mattod.2013.01.020

Recent trends in mesoscopic solar cells based on molecular and nanopigment light harvesters

Carole Grätzel, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin

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Mesoscopic solar cells are one of the most promising photovoltaic technologies among third generation photovoltaics due to their low cost and high efficiency. The morphology of wide-band semiconductors, sensitized with molecular or nanosized light harvesters, used as electron collectors contribute substantially to the device performance. Recent developments in the use of organic-inorganic layer structured perovskites as light absorbers and as electron or hole transport materials allows reduction in the thickness of photoanodes to the submicron level and have raised the power conversion efficiency of solid state mesoscopic solar cells above the 10% level.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	11-18
Number of pages	8
Journal	Materials Today
Volume	16
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2013.01.020
State	Published - Jan 2013
Externally published	Yes

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Recent trends in mesoscopic solar cells based on molecular and nanopigment light harvesters

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