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Recent Applications of Nanoscale Materials: Solar Cells

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Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemical Energy Production and Storage

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Photovoltaic cells have been dominated so far by solid state p-n junction devices made from silicon or gallium arsenide wavers or thin film embodiments based on amorphous silicon, CdTe and copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) profiting from the experience and material availability of the semiconductor industry. Recently there has been a surge of interest for devices that are based on nanoscale inorganic or organic semiconductors commonly referred to as “bulk” junctions due to their interconnected three-dimensional structure. The present chapter describes the state of the art of the academic and industrial development of nanostructured solar cells, with emphasis in the development of the dye-sensitized nanocristalline solar cell.

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Financial support from the EU and Swiss sources (ENK6-CT2001-575 and SES6-CT-2003-502783), as well as the United States Airforce (USAF contract No. FA8655-03-13068) is acknowledged.

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Grätzel, M. (2009). Recent Applications of Nanoscale Materials: Solar Cells. In: Leite, E.R. (eds) Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemical Energy Production and Storage. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49323-7_1

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