• Sandeep Kumar Sharma

Metal organic frameworks are emerging as an efficient group of materials whose diverse and tunable structures make them paragon for use in photovoltaic applications. Owing to their tunable properties viz. efficient light harvesting, flexible fabrication and highly porous nature, their utilization in photovoltaic devices is proved to be an epitome to combat energy crisis, which the world is facing due to continuously diminishing energy sources. Several studies focused to enhance the electrical conductivity of MOFs by its successful hybridization with various conducting materials like metal ions, carbon nano-tubes and graphene etc. This review thus covered the brief findings exploring the fabrication of MOFs and its composites as different components of various solar cell technologies especially the dye-sensitized solar cells that improved the overall performance of these photovoltaic cells.

MOFs, photovoltaics, DSSC, power conversion efficiency

"Harnessing Metal-organic frameworks in sensitized light harvesting devices: a review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 11, page no.1041-1059, November-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1711168.pdf

"Harnessing Metal-organic frameworks in sensitized light harvesting devices: a review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 11, page no. pp1041-1059, November-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1711168.pdf