Synergetic effect of TiO<sub>2</sub>/ZnO bilayer photoanodes realizing exceptionally high <i>V</i><sub>OC</sub> for dye-sensitized solar cells under outdoor and indoor illumination
Anooja Jagadeesh, Ganapathy Veerappan, P. Sujatha Devi, K. N. Narayanan Unni, Suraj Soman
Abstract
Leveraging indoor photovoltaics for battery-free, self-powered IoT applications using engineered dye-sensitized light harvesters with record V OC of 1.27 V, as a sustainable solution to mitigate the carbon footprint caused by discarded and depleted batteries.
Topics & Concepts
PhotovoltaicsMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsCarbon footprintBattery (electricity)BilayerDye-sensitized solar cellNanotechnologyEngineering physicsPhotovoltaic systemElectrical engineeringElectrodeMembraneChemistryEngineeringPhysicsGreenhouse gasElectrolyteBiochemistryQuantum mechanicsEcologyBiologyPower (physics)Physical chemistryTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors