DSC
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A DSC is a type of thin-film photovoltaic device that uses light-absorbing dye molecules and a semiconductor to convert sunlight into electricity as a low-cost alternative to traditional silicon solar cells.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DSC canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11360121 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DSC Context triple: [dye-sensitized solar cell, alsoKnownAs, DSC]
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A.
DSC
DSC is a widely used introductory textbook on database systems that covers fundamental concepts such as data models, SQL, and database design.
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B.
DSC
The Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) is a California state agency responsible for developing and overseeing a long-term, sustainable management plan for the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta’s water resources and ecosystem.
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C.
DSC
DSC is a PowerShell-based configuration management platform from Microsoft used to define, deploy, and maintain consistent system states across Windows and other environments.
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D.
DSC
DSC is a visually lossless video compression standard developed by VESA to reduce display interface bandwidth while preserving image quality for high-resolution screens.
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E.
DSC
The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is a high-level military decoration awarded for extraordinary heroism in combat, primarily associated with the United States Army.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DSC Target entity description: A DSC is a type of thin-film photovoltaic device that uses light-absorbing dye molecules and a semiconductor to convert sunlight into electricity as a low-cost alternative to traditional silicon solar cells.
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A.
DSC
The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is a high-level military decoration awarded for extraordinary heroism in combat, primarily associated with the United States Army.
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B.
DSC
DSC is a widely used introductory textbook on database systems that covers fundamental concepts such as data models, SQL, and database design.
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C.
DSC
The Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) is a California state agency responsible for developing and overseeing a long-term, sustainable management plan for the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta’s water resources and ecosystem.
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D.
DSC
DSC is a PowerShell-based configuration management platform from Microsoft used to define, deploy, and maintain consistent system states across Windows and other environments.
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E.
DSC
DSC is a visually lossless video compression standard developed by VESA to reduce display interface bandwidth while preserving image quality for high-resolution screens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dye-sensitized solar cell
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photovoltaic cell ⓘ thin-film photovoltaic device ⓘ |
| belongsToField |
photoelectrochemistry
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photovoltaics ⓘ renewable energy technology ⓘ |
| commonlyUsesDyeType |
organic dye
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ruthenium-based dye ⓘ |
| commonlyUsesElectrolyte | iodide/triiodide redox couple ⓘ |
| commonlyUsesSemiconductor | titanium dioxide ⓘ |
| converts | sunlight into electricity ⓘ |
| hasAdvantage |
color tunability
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flexible substrate compatibility ⓘ good performance under diffuse light ⓘ good performance under indoor light ⓘ potentially low manufacturing cost ⓘ semi-transparency ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
DSSC
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Grätzel cell ⓘ dye-sensitized solar cell ⓘ |
| hasApplication |
architectural glass
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building-integrated photovoltaics ⓘ indoor energy harvesting ⓘ powering low-power electronics ⓘ wearable electronics ⓘ |
| hasDisadvantage |
lower power conversion efficiency than high-end silicon cells
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potential leakage of liquid electrolyte ⓘ stability issues with liquid electrolytes ⓘ |
| hasKeyProcess |
charge collection at electrodes
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electron injection into semiconductor conduction band ⓘ electron transport through semiconductor network ⓘ photon absorption by dye ⓘ redox regeneration of dye by electrolyte ⓘ |
| hasOperatingPrinciple |
dye-sensitized charge injection into semiconductor
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photoelectrochemical conversion ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
counter electrode
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electrolyte layer ⓘ photoanode ⓘ transparent conductive glass substrate ⓘ |
| isAlternativeTo |
amorphous silicon solar cell
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crystalline silicon solar cell ⓘ traditional silicon solar cell ⓘ |
| usesComponent |
counter electrode
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electrolyte ⓘ light-absorbing dye molecule ⓘ nanocrystalline semiconductor film ⓘ semiconductor ⓘ transparent conducting oxide substrate ⓘ |
| wasDevelopedInDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| wasPioneeredBy |
Brian O'Regan
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linked to:
Brian O’Regan
Michael Grätzel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: DSC Description of subject: A DSC is a type of thin-film photovoltaic device that uses light-absorbing dye molecules and a semiconductor to convert sunlight into electricity as a low-cost alternative to traditional silicon solar cells.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.