Enhancing light harvesting in bilayered dye-sensitized solar cells by tailoring light scattering with electrospun TiO<sub>2</sub> nanofibers
M. Manikandan, J. B. Anooja, K. N. Narayanan Unni, Suraj Soman, P. Sujatha Devi
Abstract
Application of a scattering layer with anatase TiO 2 fibers on a DSSC device enhanced the power conversion by 60% (8.67 ± 0.58%), primarily due to the combined effects of improved light harvesting through light scattering and enhanced dye anchoring.
Topics & Concepts
Dye-sensitized solar cellMaterials scienceLight scatteringAnataseNanofiberScatteringLayer (electronics)ElectrospinningOptoelectronicsEnergy conversion efficiencyChemical engineeringNanotechnologyComposite materialOpticsPhotocatalysisChemistryElectrolytePolymerElectrodeCatalysisEngineeringPhysicsBiochemistryPhysical chemistryTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesZnO doping and properties