Author:Cummings, FDate:Sep 2010A major breakthrough in reduction of cost of photovoltaics was realised in 1991, with the first report of a functioning photoelectrochemical cell. This resulted in heightened interest from the industry and science community. This presentation ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Jun 2009Energy is a key economic and environmental driver. South Africa, with a large endowment of coal, has an electricity production system that is highly carbon intensive. It generates two-thirds of Africa's electricity, approximately 90% of which ...Read more
Author:Le Roux, Lukas JDate:Sep 2010The work that is presented here is focused on the results that were obtained during studies of the performance of the DSC under certain reverse bias conditions. When one cell in the series connection in a module is shaded, the current will ...Read more
Author:Cummings, FDate:Nov 2009This presentation gives an overview of the background of dye solar cell research, specifically the CSIR dye solar cell research, and collaborations and links.Read more
Author:Cummings, FDate:09 Nov 2009This presentation gave an overview of the background of dye solar cell research, specifically the CSIR dye solar cell research, and collaborations and links.Read more
Author:Le Roux, Lukas J; Hietkamp, S; Cummings, FDate:Nov 2008An attractive and cheaper alternative to siliconbased photovoltaic (PV) cells for the conversion of solar light into electrical energy is to utilise dyeadsorbed, large-band-gap metal oxide materials such as TiO2 to absorb the solar light. ...Read more
Author:Mphahlele, NDate:Oct 2012Significant attention is being paid to dye solar cells (DSCs) as the next generation in solar cell technology for their low cost alternative to the currently implemented solid state solar cells [1]. In these devices, photosensitisers are one ...Read more
Author:Mphahlele, N; Ozoemena, KI; Le Roux, Lukas J; Cele, LMDate:May 2011Dye solar cell (DSC) has become one of the attractive devices for the conversion of solar energy into electricity worldwide, because of their remarkable properties such as low cost, non-toxicity and easy to fabricate as compared to other ...Read more
Author:Mphahlele, NDate:Sep 2013This study reports the successful synthesis and integration of metallo-octacarboxyphthalocyanines-multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MOCPc-MWCNTs) (M = Zn, Ga(OH) and Si(OH)2) hybrid system for the application of dye solar cells. The metal ...Read more
Author:Mphahlele, NDate:Nov 2011This presentation investigates alternative photosensitisers used to enhance the performance and efficiency of dye solar cells. It looks at the synthesis, characterization and electrochemical evaluation of these dye solar cells.Read more
Author:Mphahlele, NDate:Apr 2013Significant attention is being paid to dye solar cells (DSCs) as the next generation in solar cell technology for their low cost alternative to the currently implemented solid state solar cells [1]. In these devices, photosensitisers are one ...Read more
Author:Le Roux, Lukas J; Knoesen, D; Hietkamp, SDate:Mar 2011The work that is presented here is focused on the results that were obtained during studies of the performance of Dye Solar Cells under certain reverse bias conditions. This reverse voltage could permanently modify or damage a cell if it is ...Read more