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Brief Overview of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

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Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) are based on molecular and nanometer-scale components. Record cell efficiencies of 12%, promising stability data and means of energy-efficient production methods have been accomplished. As selling points for the DSC technology the prospect of low-cost investments and fabrication are key features. DSCs offer the possibilities to design solar cells with a large flexibility in shape, color, and transparency. The basic principles of the operation of DSC, the state-of-the-art as well as the potentials for future development are described.

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The author thanks the other project leaders of CMD: Gerrit Boschloo and Håkan Rensmo, Uppsala University, Lars Kloo and Licheng Sun, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, and Henrik Pettersson, Swerea IVF AB, Mölndal.

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  1. Department of Chemistry – Ångström, Uppsala University, Box 523, 751 20, Uppsala, Sweden

    Anders Hagfeldt

  2. Center for Molecular Devices, KTH—Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 30, 100 44, Stockholm, Sweden

    Anders Hagfeldt

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Hagfeldt, A. Brief Overview of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. AMBIO 41 (Suppl 2), 151–155 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-012-0272-7

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