Research on Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC) and Perovskite Solar Cells (PSC)

Weichen Zhang

doi:10.54097/km0xk605

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Weichen Zhang

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https://doi.org/10.54097/km0xk605

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Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs); Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs); Solid state solar cells; and Hybrid materials. As different active-region materials make up the PV cell, BindingFlags Change To

Abstract

Solar energy has turned to be an crucial part of the global move towards a sustainable power source. Two key technologies, Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) and Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs), have lately attracted much attention from scholars in this field. Introduced in the 1990s, DSSCs laid a foundation for advances in solar-cell technology while PSCs have thus advanced quickly into high-efficiency next-generation cells.This paper reviews the history of DSSCs, from Michael Grätzel's first introduction to the transition towards solid-state designs. It also discusses PSC efficiency and stability, concentrating on Henry Snaith's 2012 breakthrough with solid state PSCs. Finally, current efforts to enhance PSC stability, scalability, and future potential hybrid materials as well as tandem cell innovations are introduced.The review points out that PSCs have achieved a laboratory power conversion efficiency (PCE) of up to 34.6% for tandem cells. Material composition adjustments and encapsulation techniques have increases PSC stability, while use of hybrid materials may further required to reach peak performance.To compare DSSCs with PSCs, we find that the peroveskite materials synthesized by scientists are more efficient and have stronger light-absorptie capabilities. PSCs have faced problems with long-term stability and poisoners such like lead but also face hope for their future development in ongoing research and cooperation efforts.As the next step past DSSC research, PSCs have a bright future and vast living space in renewable energy. Research must be continued into stability and adaptability in order to ensure the successful commercialization of this technology and more wide use in sustainable energy solutions.

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