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Bifacial dye-sensitized solar cells: a strategy to enhance overall efficiency based on transparent polyaniline electrode

dc.contributor.authorWu, Jinhui
dc.contributor.authorLi, Yan
dc.contributor.authorTang, Qunwei
dc.contributor.authorYue, Gentian
dc.contributor.authorLin, Jianming
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Miaoliang
dc.contributor.authorMeng, Lijian
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-24T09:48:53Z
dc.date.available2014-02-24T09:48:53Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractDye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is a promising solution to global energy and environmental problems because of its clean, low-cost, high efficiency, good durability, and easy fabrication. However, enhancing the efficiency of the DSSC still is an important issue. Here we devise a bifacial DSSC based on a transparent polyaniline (PANI) counter electrode (CE). Owing to the sunlight irradiation simultaneously from the front and the rear sides, more dye molecules are excited and more carriers are generated, which results in the enhancement of short-circuit current density and therefore overall conversion efficiency. The photoelectric properties of PANI can be improved by modifying with 4-aminothiophenol (4-ATP). The bifacial DSSC with 4-ATP/PANI CE achieves a light-to-electric energy conversion efficiency of 8.35%, which is increased by ,24.6% compared to the DSSC irradiated from the front only. This new concept along with promising results provides a new approach for enhancing the photovoltaic performances of solar cells.por
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/srep04028pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/4023
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherNPG - Nature Publishing Grouppor
dc.relation.ispartofseriesScientific Reports; Vol. 4
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.nature.com/srep/2014/140207/srep04028/full/srep04028.htmlpor
dc.subjectSolar cellspor
dc.subjectEnergy transferpor
dc.subjectApplied physicspor
dc.subjectElectronic materialspor
dc.titleBifacial dye-sensitized solar cells: a strategy to enhance overall efficiency based on transparent polyaniline electrodepor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage7
oaire.citation.startPage1por
oaire.citation.titleScientific Reportspor
oaire.citation.volumeVol. 4por
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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