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Logitech has announced that it will use dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) to power tablet computers. The cells were first produced by Michael Graetzel and co-workers at the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces of the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne. The technology has been improved and developed and is now at a stage where it is finding application in these portable devices. Read the press release here.

Professor Graetzel’s has published many excellent articles on his DSSC work in Energy & Environmental Science. Read some of his exciting recent articles today:

High-conversion-efficiency organic dye-sensitized solar cells: molecular engineering on D-A-π-A featured organic indoline dyes
Yongzhen Wu, Magdalena Marszalek, Shaik M Zakeeruddin, Qiong Zhang, He Tian, Michael Grätzel and Weihong Zhu
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE22108J

Novel nanostructures for next generation dye-sensitized solar cells
Nicolas Tétreault and Michael Grätzel
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03242B

Influence of the interfacial charge-transfer resistance at the counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells employing cobalt redox shuttles
Hoi Nok Tsao, Julian Burschka, Chenyi Yi, Florian Kessler, Mohammad K. Nazeeruddin and Michael Grätzel
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE02389F

Panchromatic engineering for dye-sensitized solar cells
Jun-Ho Yum, Etienne Baranoff, Sophie Wenger, Md. K. Nazeeruddin and Michael Grätzel
DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00536C

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Piezo-phototronics effect on nano/microwire solar cells
Yan Zhang, Ya Yang and Zhong Lin Wang
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE00057A

Living battery – biofuel cells operating in vivo in clams
Alon Szczupak, Jan Halámek, Lenka Halámková, Vera Bocharova, Lital Alfonta and Evgeny Katz
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21626D

Solar energy generation in three dimensions
Marco Bernardi, Nicola Ferralis, Jin H. Wan, Rachelle Villalon and Jeffrey C. Grossman
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21170J

Quartz (SiO₂): a new energy storage anode material for Li-ion batteries
Won-Seok Chang, Cheol-Min Park, Jae-Hun Kim, Young-Ugk Kim, Goojin Jeong and Hun-Joon Sohn
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE00003B

Rechargeable Li–O₂ batteries with covalently coupled MnCo₂O₄–graphene hybrid as oxygen cathode catalyst
Hailiang Wang, Yuan Yang, Yongye Liang, Guangyuan Zheng, Yanguang Li, Yi Cui and Hongjie Dai
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21746E

Si microwire-array solar cells
Morgan C. Putnam, Shannon W. Boettcher, Michael D. Kelzenberg, Daniel B. Turner-Evans, Joshua M. Spurgeon, Emily L. Warren, Ryan M. Briggs, Nathan S. Lewis and Harry A. Atwater
DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00014K

How copper catalyzes the electroreduction of carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels
Andrew A. Peterson, Frank Abild-Pedersen, Felix Studt, Jan Rossmeisl and Jens K. Nørskov
DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00071J

To draw an air electrode of a Li–air battery by pencil
Yonggang Wang and Haoshen Zhou
DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00759E

An 8.2% efficient solution-processed CuInSe₂ solar cell based on multiphase CuInSe₂ nanoparticles
Sunho Jeong, Byung-Seok Lee, SeJin Ahn, KyungHoon Yoon, Yeong-Hui Seo, Youngmin Choi and Beyong-Hwan Ryu
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21269B

Bimolecular proton-coupled electron transfer from tryptophan with water as the proton acceptor
Ming-Tian Zhang, Johan Nilsson and Leif Hammarström
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03137J

Growth of ultrathin mesoporous Co₃O₄ nanosheet arrays on Ni foam for high-performance electrochemical capacitors
Xiong Wen (David) Lou
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21745G

Influence of the interfacial charge-transfer resistance at the counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells employing cobalt redox shuttles
Hoi Nok Tsao, Julian Burschka, Chenyi Yi, Florian Kessler, Mohammad K. Nazeeruddin and Michael Grätzel
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE02389F

Nickel oxide functionalized silicon for efficient photo-oxidation of water
Ke Sun, Namseok Park, Zhelin Sun, Jigang Zhou, Jian Wang, Xiaolu Pang, Shaohua Shen, Sun Young Noh, Yi Jing, Sungho Jin, Paul Yu and Deli Wang
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21708B

Room-temperature sodium-ion batteries: Improving the rate capability of carbon anode materials by templating strategies
Sebastian Wenzel, Takeshi Hara, Jürgen Janek and Philipp Adelhelm
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE01744F

Borohydride hydrazinates: high hydrogen content materials for hydrogen storage
Teng He, Hui Wu, Guotao Wu, Junhu Wang, Wei Zhou, Zhitao Xiong, Juner Chen, Tao Zhang and Ping Chen
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03205H

Oligothiophene dye-sensitized solar cells
Jingyuan Liu, Renzhi Li, Xiaoying Si, Difei Zhou, Yushuai Shi, Yinghui Wang, Xiaoyan Jing and Peng Wang
DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00304B

Surface modification of metal oxide nanocrystals for improved supercapacitors
Mauro Epifani, Teresa Chávez-Capilla, Teresa Andreu, Jordi Arbiol, Jesús Palma, Joan R. Morante and Raül Díaz
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE00013J

A fuel cell that runs on water and air
Andreas M. Dreizler and Emil Roduner
DOI: 10.1039/C001381A

A high mobility conjugated polymer based on dithienothiophene and diketopyrrolopyrrole for organic photovoltaics
Jae Woong Jung, Feng Liu, Thomas P. Russell and Won Ho Jo
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21149A

Graphene–sponges as high-performance low-cost anodes for microbial fuel cells
Xing Xie, Guihua Yu, Nian Liu, Zhenan Bao, Craig S. Criddle and Yi Cui
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE03583A

An aqueous rechargeable lithium battery of excellent rate capability based on a nanocomposite of MoO₃ coated with PPy and LiMn₂O₄
Wei Tang, Lili Liu, Yusong Zhu, Hong Sun, Yuping Wu and Kai Zhu
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21294C

DNA-directed growth of FePO₄ nanostructures on carbon nanotubes to achieve nearly 100% theoretical capacity for lithium-ion batteries
Chun Xian Guo, Yi Qiang Shen, Zhi Li Dong, Xiao Dong Chen, Xiong Wen (David) Lou and Chang Ming Li
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21320F

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Energy & Environmental Science Advisory Board member Professor Saiful Islam, an expert in the field of batteries, has highlighted some fascinating articles recently published in this area in Energy & Environmental Science.

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Development and challenges of LiFePO₄ cathode material for lithium-ion batteries
Li-Xia Yuan, Zhao-Hui Wang, Wu-Xing Zhang, Xian-Luo Hu, Ji-Tao Chen, Yun-Hui Huang and John B. Goodenough
DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00029A

Nanostructured carbon-based electrodes: bridging the gap between thin-film lithium-ion batteries and electrochemical capacitors
Seung Woo Lee, Betar M. Gallant, Hye Ryung Byon, Paula T. Hammond and Yang Shao-Horn
DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00642D

Design criteria for electrochemical shock resistant battery electrodes
William H Woodford, W. Craig Carter and Yet-Ming Chiang
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21874G

To draw an air electrode of a Li–air battery by pencil
Yonggang Wang and Haoshen Zhou
DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00759E

Assembling carbon-coated α-Fe₂O₃ hollow nanohorns on the CNT backbone for superior lithium storage capability
Zhiyu Wang, Deyan Luan, Srinivasan Madhavi, Yong Hu and Xiong Wen (David) Lou
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE02831F

Mesoporous TiO₂ with high packing density for superior lithium storage
Kuppan Saravanan, Krishnamoorthy Ananthanarayanan and Palani Balaya
DOI: 10.1039/C003630G

Flexible energy storage devices based on graphene paper
Hyeokjo Gwon, Hyun-Suk Kim, Kye Ung Lee, Dong-Hwa Seo, Yun Chang Park, Yun-Sung Lee, Byung Tae Ahn and Kisuk Kang
DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00640H

Microscale spherical carbon-coated Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ as ultra high power anode material for lithium batteries
Hun-Gi Jung, Seung-Taek Myung, Chong Seung Yoon, Seoung-Bum Son, Kyu Hwan Oh, Khalil Amine, Bruno Scrosati and Yang-Kook Sun
DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00620C

High performance Ge nanowire anode sheathed with carbon for lithium rechargeable batteries
Min-Ho Seo, Mihee Park, Kyu Tae Lee, Kitae Kim, Jeyoung Kim and Jaephil Cho
DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00552E

The discharge rate capability of rechargeable Li–O₂ batteries
Yi-Chun Lu, David G. Kwabi, Koffi P. C. Yao, Jonathon R. Harding, Jigang Zhou, Lucia Zuin and Yang Shao-Horn
DOI: 10.1039/C1EE01500A

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