Review of Recent Progress in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Kong, Fan-Tai; Dai, Song-Yuan; Wang, Kong-Jia

doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/75384

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Volume 2007 | Article ID 075384 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/75384

Review of Recent Progress in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Fan-Tai Kong,¹Song-Yuan Dai,¹and Kong-Jia Wang¹

Academic Editor: Armin G. Aberle

Received27 Mar 2007

Accepted25 Jun 2007

Published29 Aug 2007

Abstract

We introduced the structure and the principle of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC). The latest results about the critical technology and the industrialization research on dye-sensitized solar cells were reviewed. The development of key components, including nanoporous semiconductor films, dye sensitizers, redox electrolyte, counter electrode, and conducting substrate in dye-sensitized solar cells was reviewed in detail. The developing progress and prospect of dye-sensitized solar cells from small cells in the laboratory to industrialization large-scale production were reviewed. At last, the future development of DSC was prospective for the tendency of dye-sensitized solar cells.

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