Advances in Electrochemical Science and Engineering / Photoelectrochemical Materials and Energy Conversion Processes

Preface

APPLICATIONS OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY IN THE FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS
Introduction
Electrochemical Routes to Thin-Film Solar Cells
Characterization of Solar Cell Materials using Electrolyte Contacts
Conclusions

TAILORING OF INTERFACES FOR THE PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF SOLAR ENERGY
Introduction
Operation Principles of Photoelectrochemical Devices
Surface and Interface Analysis Methods
Case Studies: Interface Conditioning
Photovoltaic, Photoelectrochemical Devices
Photoelectrocatalytic Devices
Synopsis

PRINTAB LE MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR DYE-SENSITIZED PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS WITH FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES
Introduction: Historical Background
Low-Temperature Coating of Semiconduc tor Films
Photoelectric Performance of Plastic Dye-Sensitized Photocells
Polymer-Based Counter Electrodes with Printable Materials
Investigation of High-Extinction Sensitizers and Co-Adsorbents
Durability Development for Plastic DSSCs
Fabrication of Large-Area Plastic DSSC Modules
Concluding Remarks

ELECTRODEPOSTIED POROUS ZnO SENSITIZED BY ORGANIC DYES - PROMISING MATERIALS FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS WITH POTENTIAL APPLICATION IN LARGE-SCALE PHOTOVOLTAICS
Introduction
Electrodeposition - A Well-Established Technology
Electrodeposition of ZnO Thin Films
Sensitization of ZnO
Alternative Sensitizer Molecules
Electrodeposition of Hybrid ZnO/Organic Thin Films
Porous Crystalline Networks of ZnO as Starting Material for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Adaption of Electrodeposition Towards Specific Demands of Alternative Substrate Materials
State of the Art and Outlook

THIN-FILM SEMICONDUCTORS DEPOSITED IN NANOMETRIC SCALES BY ELECTROCHEMICAL AND WET CHEMICAL METHODS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELL APPLICATIONS
Introduction
Materials and Composite Materials Fabrication
Systems Development
Conclusions and Perspectives