This type of solar cells are seen as one of the most promising cost effective emerging technologies for clean energy generation using solar radiation. Therefore, DSSCs are a cleaner and cheaper alternative to fossil fuels.

The manufacturing cost of Dye Sensitised Solar Cells is much lower than their silicone-based analogues and DSCs are also much more environmentally friendly. However, the main drawback nowadays is the low efficiency of DSCs.

Emilio Palomares and his team are currently working on the understanding of the processes that limit the efficiencies of these new photovoltaic devices in order to be able to develop more efficient ones.

In this highlight, published in the cover of the special themed issue on ‘Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage’ in Journal of Materials Chemistry, you will find the latest developments on Dye Sensitised Solar Cells (DSCs) based on Ru(II) free sensitizers. This kind of cells have great potential for their commercialization in the near future.

Palomares’ research was also recently highlighted in Presència, the supplement of El Punt Avui, a regional newspaper.

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