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- TiO2 nanoparticle-based dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are gaining attention as potentially affordable solar energy solutions due to their advantages like material abundance and good power output.
- Key challenges for DSSCs include improving energy conversion efficiency, ensuring long-term stability, and reducing production costs, which are critical for commercial viability.
- Current advancements indicate that top DSSCs could last over 20 years without performance loss, but ongoing research is needed to address efficiency and cost concerns for widespread adoption.
Article Abstract
TiO2 nanoparticle-based dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted a significant level of scientific and technological interest for their potential as economically viable photovoltaic devices. While DSSCs have multiple benefits such as material abundance, a short energy payback period, constant power output, and compatibility with flexible applications, there are still several challenges that hold back large scale commercialization. Critical factors determining the future of DSSCs involve energy conversion efficiency, long-term stability, and production cost. Continuous advancement of their long-term stability suggests that state-of-the-art DSSCs will operate for over 20 years without a significant decrease in performance. Nevertheless, key questions remain in regards to energy conversion efficiency improvements and material cost reduction. In this Perspective, the present state of the field and the ongoing efforts to address the requirements of DSSCs are summarized with views on the future of DSSCs.
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