Photochromic Solar Cells: Towards Photovoltaic Devices with Variable and Self-Adaptable Optical Transmission

Project Information

PISCO

Grant agreement ID: 832606

DOI

10.3030/832606

Project closed

EC signature date 17 April 2019

Start date 1 September 2019

End date 31 August 2025

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 2 497 742,00

EU contribution

€ 2 497 742,00

Coordinated by

COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
France

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Publications

Peer reviewed articles (19)

Photochromic Control in Hybrid Perovskite Photovoltaics

Author(s): Weifan Luo, José María Andrés Castán, Diego Mirani, Antonio J. Riquelme, Amit Kumar Sachan, Olzhas Kurman, SunJu Kim, Fabiola Faini, Paul Zimmermann, Alexander Hinderhofer, Yash Patel, Aaron T. Frei, Jacques‐E. Moser, Daniel Ramirez, Frank Schreiber, Pascale Maldivi, Ji‐Youn Seo, Wolfgang Tress, Giulia Grancini, Renaud Demadrille, Jovana V. Milić
Published in: Advanced Materials, Issue 37, 2025, ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher: United Nations Industrial Developement Organization
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202420143

Photochromic dye-sensitized solar cells with light-driven adjustable optical transmission and power conversion efficiency

Author(s): Quentin Huaulmé, Valid M. Mwalukuku, Damien Joly, Johan Liotier, Yann Kervella, Pascale Maldivi, Stéphanie Narbey, Frédéric Oswald, Antonio J. Riquelme, Juan Antonio Anta & Renaud Demadrille
Published in: Nature Energy, 2020, ISSN 2058-7546
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1038/s41560-020-0624-7

Data-driven modelling for electrolyte optimisation in dye-sensitised solar cells and photochromic solar cells

Author(s): Johan Liotier, Antonio J. Riquelme, Valid Mwalukuku, Quentin Huaulmé, Yann Kervella, Renaud Demadrille, Cyril Aumaître
Published in: Materials Horizons, Issue 12, 2025, Page(s) 3803-3814, ISSN 2051-6347
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
DOI: 10.1039/d4mh01375a

Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production by a Cobalt Tetrapyridyl Catalyst Using Push–Pull Dye-Sensitized NiO Photocathodes

Author(s): Claire Bourguignon, Anthonin Moinel, Aurélien Huet, Yann Kervella, Christopher D. Windle, Julien Massin, Vincent Artero, Murielle Chavarot-Kerlidou, Renaud Demadrille
Published in: Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, 2023, Page(s) 2300095, ISSN 2699-9412
Publisher: Wiley-VCH GmbH, Weinheim
DOI: 10.1002/aesr.202300095

Star-shape non-fullerene acceptor featuring an aza-triangulene core for organic solar cells

Author(s): Yann Kervella; José Maria Andrés Castán; Yatzil Alejandra Avalos-Quiroz; Anass Khodr; Quentin Eynaud; Tomoyuki Koganezawa; Noriyuki Yoshimoto; Olivier Margeat; Agnès Rivaton; Antonio J. Riquelme; Valid Mwatati Mwalukuku; Jacques Pécaut; Benjamin Grévin; Christine Videlot-Ackermann; Jörg Ackermann; Renaud Demadrille; Cyril Aumaître
Published in: Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Issue 1, 2023, Page(s) 8161-8169, ISSN 2050-7534
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d2tc05424h

Push-pull photochromic dyes for semi-transparent solar cells with light-adjustable optical properties and high color-rendering index

Author(s): Samuel Fauvel, Antonio J. Riquelme, José-María Andrés Castán, Valid Mwatati Mwalukuku, Yann Kervella, Vijay Kumar Challuri, Frédéric Sauvage, Stéphanie Narbey, Pascale Maldivi, Cyril Aumaître, Renaud Demadrille
Published in: Chemical Science, 2023, Page(s) 8497-8506, ISSN 2041-6520
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d3sc02328a

Electrodeposition of Simonkolleite as a Low-Temperature Route to Crystalline ZnO Films for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Author(s): Esdras J. Canto-Aguilar, Carlos A. González-Flores, Diecenia Peralta-Domínguez, José-M. Andres-Castán, Renaud Demadrille, Manuel Rodríguez-Pérez, Gerko Oskam
Published in: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2022, ISSN 0013-4651
Publisher: Electrochemical Society, Inc.
DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ac62c8

Panchromatic photochromic push–pull dyes featuring a ferrocene donor group

Author(s): Diego Mirani, Antonio J. Riquelme, Samuel Fauvel, Cyril Aumaître, Pascale Maldivi, Jacques Pécaut, Renaud Demadrille
Published in: Materials Chemistry Frontiers, Issue 9, 2025, Page(s) 2770-2783, ISSN 2052-1537
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
DOI: 10.1039/d5qm00412h

Push–Pull Zinc Phthalocyanine Bearing Hexa-Tertiary Substituted Carbazolyl Donor Groups for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Author(s): Basma Ghazal,Kobra Azizi, Ewies F. Ewies Ahmed S. A. Youssef,Valid Mwatati Mwalukuku,Renaud Demadrille, Tomás Torres, Saad Makhseed
Published in: Molecules, 2020, ISSN 1420-3049
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071692

Strategies to Improve the Photochromic Properties and Photovoltaic Performances of Naphthopyran Dyes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Author(s): Valid M. Mwalukuku, Johan Liotier, Antonio J. Riquelme, Yann Kervella, Quentin Huaulmé, Alix Haurez, Stéphanie Narbey, Juan Antonio Anta, and Renaud Demadrille
Published in: Advanced Energy Materials, 2023, Page(s) 2203651, ISSN 1614-6840
Publisher: Wiley-VCH GmbH
DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202203651

Push–pull organic dyes and dye-catalyst assembly featuring a benzothiadiazole unit for photoelectrochemical hydrogen production

Author(s): A. Moinel, M. Brochnow, C. Aumaître, E. Giannoudis, J. Fize, C. Saint-Pierre, J. Pécaut, P. Maldivi, V. Artero, R. Demadrille, M. Chavarot-Kerlidou
Published in: Sustainable Energy and Fuels, 2022, Page(s) 3565-3572, ISSN 2398-4902
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d2se00292b

Benzothiadiazole-based photosensitizers for efficient and stable dye-sensitized solar cells and 8.7% efficiency semi-transparent mini-modules

Author(s): Maxime Godfroy, Johan Liotier, Valid M. Mwalukuku, Damien Joly, Quentin Huaulmé, Lydia Cabau, Cyril Aumaitre, Yann Kervella, Stéphanie Narbey, Frédéric Oswald, Emilio Palomares, Carlos A. González Flores, Gerko Oskam and Renaud Demadrille
Published in: Sustainable Energy and Fuels, Issue 24/year, 2021, ISSN 2398-4902
Publisher: RSC
DOI: 10.1039/d0se01345e

Characterization of Photochromic Dye Solar Cells Using Small-Signal Perturbation Techniques

Author(s): Antonio J. Riquelme, Valid Mwatati Mwalukuku, Patricia Sánchez-Fernández, Johan Liotier, Renán Escalante, Gerko Oskam, Renaud Demadrille, Juan A. Anta
Published in: ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2021, ISSN 2574-0962
Publisher: ACS
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.1c01204

Photochromic Naphthopyran Dyes Incorporating a Benzene, Thiophene, or Furan Spacer: Effect on Photochromic, Optoelectronic, and Photovoltaic Properties in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Author(s): Johan Liotier,Valid Mwatati Mwalukuku,Samuel Fauvel,Antonio J. Riquelme,Juan A. Anta,Pascale Maldivi,Renaud Demadrille
Published in: Solar RRL, 2021, ISSN 2367-198X
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/solr.202100929

Multidimensional nanoarchitectures for improved indoor light harvesting in dye-sensitized solar cells

Author(s): Javier Castillo-Seoane, Lidia Contreras-Bernal, Antonio J. Riquelme, Samuel Fauvel, Yann Kervella, Jorge Gil-Rostra, Gabriel Lozano, Angel Barranco, Renaud Demadrille, Juan R. Sánchez-Valencia, Ana Borrás
Published in: Materials Today Energy, Issue 49, 2025, Page(s) 101851, ISSN 2468-6069
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtener.2025.101851

Photochromic spiro-indoline naphthoxazines and naphthopyrans in dye-sensitized solar cells

Author(s): JM. Andrés Castán, VM. Mwalukuku, AJ. Riquelme, J. Liotier, Q.Huaulmé, JA. Anta, P. Maldivi, R. Demadrille
Published in: Materials Chemistry Frontiers, Issue 20521537, 2022, Page(s) 2994-3005, ISSN 2052-1537
Publisher: RSC
DOI: 10.1039/d2qm00375a

Triisopropylsilylethynyl-Functionalized Anthracene-Based Hole Transport Materials for Efficient Hybrid Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells

Author(s): Ece Aktas, Thi Huong Le, Michel Frigoli, Guixiang Li, Hans Köbler, Johan Liotier, Antonio J Riquelme, Antonio Abate, Renaud Demadrille, Emilio Palomares
Published in: Chemistry of Materials, 2023, Page(s) 9378-9389, ISSN 0897-4756
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c02231

Influence of Redox Couple on the Performance of ZnO Dye Solar Cells and Minimodules with Benzothiadiazole-Based Photosensitizers

Author(s): Carlos A. Gonzalez-Flores; Dena Pourjafari; Renan Escalante; Esdras J. Canto-Aguilar; Alberto Vega Poot; José Maria Andres Castán; Yann Kervella; Renaud Demadrille; Antonio J. Riquelme; Juan A. Anta; Gerko Oskam
Published in: ACS Applied Energy Materials, Issue 2, 2022, Page(s) 14092-14106, ISSN 2574-0962
Publisher: ACS
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.2c02609

Competition between Transport and Recombination in Dye Solar Cells at Low Light Intensity

Author(s): Patricia Sánchez‐Fernández, Clara A. Aranda, Renán Escalante, Antonio J. Riquelme, Renaud Demadrille, Paul Pistor, Gerko Oskam, Juan A. Anta
Published in: Solar RRL, Issue 8, 2024, ISSN 2367-198X
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/solr.202400149