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Electrospinning of Photocatalytic Electrodes for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
Published on: June 28, 2017
High-efficiency solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells: fast charge extraction through self-assembled 3D fibrous
Nicolas Tétreault1, Endre Horváth, Thomas Moehl
1Laboratory of Photonic and Interfaces, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. nicolas.tetreault@epfl.ch
Abstract:
Herein, we present a novel morphology for solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells based on the simple and straightforward self-assembly of nanorods into a 3D fibrous network of fused single-crystalline anatase nanowires. This architecture offers a high roughness factor, significant light scattering, and up to several orders of magnitude faster electron transport to reach a near-record-breaking conversion efficiency of 4.9%.

