Metal‐Free Organic Dyes for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells: From Structure: Property Relationships to Design Rules

Abstract Works without ruthenium as well : Dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) incorporating metal‐free organic dyes have been considerably improved in recent years. Various design strategies have been established and are employed successfully in the synthesis of novel sensitizers. In this Review, structure–property–efficiency correlations are deduced from a vast number of dyes, which should help to design new and highly efficient sensitizers. magnified image Dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSC) have attracted considerable attention in recent years as they offer the possibility of low‐cost conversion of photovoltaic energy. This Review focuses on recent advances in molecular design and technological aspects of…