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Fossil fuels served as the main source of energy throughout the 1800s when the industrial revolution got underway. Countries started aiming for carbon-neutral footprints and lowered emissions as environmental degradation became more apparent. Numerous research projects have been undertaken to discover a photovoltaic device that can replace conventional silicon (Si)-based solar cells. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have undergone extensive research during the past three decades. Due to their straightforward preparation process, low cost, ease of production, and low toxicity, DSSCs have seen extensive use. The reader will be able to comprehend the numerous types of TCO layers, physical methods for depositing metal oxide on TCO thin films, materials for fabricating the various DSSC layers, and the various types of dyes included in DSSC as well as their components and structures. The reader's ability to construct the DSSC, gain a general understanding of how it operates, and increase the effectiveness of these devices' potential growth and development paths are all aided by this review. For these technologies to be debated and shown to be appropriate for a breakthrough in consumer electronics on the market, manufacturing, stability, and efficiency improvements must also be addressed in the future. An overview of current DSSC prototype development and products from major firms is presented.
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- In addition to that, manufacturing, stability and efficiency improvements need to be addressed in the future for these technologies are discussed and to represent its suitability a breakthrough of consumer electronics in the market. An overview of developing current prototypes DSSC and products of the main companies is included.
- The photovoltaic (PV) industry is now dominated by silicon (Si) solar cells. Over the last decade, this technique has grown much less expensive, resulting in fast commercial expansion.
- The advancement priorities of DSSCs, like those of other Photovoltaic devices, are primarily focused on reducing the levelized charge of energy (LCOE), which is governed by the crucial pyramid idea, which includes light-to-electric energy transition productivity, sustainability, and expense.
- More research has been done with D-π-A patterned photosensitizer built on N-annulated perylene (NP). TPA compounds are used as electron donors, functionalized substituents, and acceptors in these pigments, which are coupled to NP, thiophene, and 2-cyanoacetic acid, correspondingly.