A TiO2 Nanofiber–Carbon Nanotube‐Composite Photoanode for Improved Efficiency in Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells
- 18 September 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in ChemSusChem
- Vol. 8 (20) , 3396-3400
Abstract
A light‐scattering layer fabricated from electrospun titanium dioxide nanofibers (TiO2‐NFs) and single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) formed a fiber‐based photoanode. The nanocomposite scattering layer had a lawn‐like structure and integration of carbon nanotubes into the NF photoanodes increased the power conversion efficiency from 2.9 % to 4.8 % under 1 Sun illumination. Under reduced light intensity (0.25 Sun), TiO2‐NF and TiO2‐NF/SWCNT‐based DSSCs reached PCE values of up to 3.7 % and 6.6 %, respectively.Keywords
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