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Graphene for solar energy

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The current status and recent results of research aimed at the use of graphene and graphene-based materials in solar cells of various kinds are reviewed. The combination of remarkable properties such as high transparency, high mobility of charge carriers, high mechanical strength, and chemical inertness makes graphene a promising candidate as an electrode material. Data on the use of graphene in various photovoltaic systems, including organic polymer-based photovoltaics and dye-sensitized solar cells, are summarized and analyzed.

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  1. Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Izhorskaya 13/2, Moscow, 125412, Russia

    A. V. Eletskii, V. Yu. Zitserman & G. A. Kobzev

  2. National Research University “MPEI,”, ul. Krasnokazarmennaya 14, Moscow, 111250, Russia

    A. V. Eletskii

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Eletskii, A.V., Zitserman, V.Y. & Kobzev, G.A. Graphene for solar energy. Nanotechnol Russia 10, 181–191 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995078015020093

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