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Dye-sensitized solar cell with energy storage function through PVDF/ZnO nanocomposite counter electrode
Xi Zhang1, Xuezhen Huang, Chensha Li
1Materials Science Program, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
|June 7, 2013
Abstract:
Dye-sensitized solar cells with an energy storage function are demonstrated by modifying its counter electrode with a poly (vinylidene fluoride)/ZnO nanowire array composite. This simplex device could still function as an ordinary solar cell with a steady photocurrent output even after being fully charged. An energy storage density of 2.14 C g(-1) is achieved, while simultaneously a 3.70% photo-to-electric conversion efficiency is maintained.

