This work presents a novel light harvesting policy for a black counter electrode (BCE) to enhance the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), which uses a metal-based light scattering layer (MLSL) that is formed from Al@SiO2 core-shell microflakes prepared and coated on BCE. DSSCs based on BCE with and without the MLSL are compared as well. Analysis results of electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS) indicate that, while not affecting the charge transfer resistance at BCE, MLSL exhibits a low electron transport resistance in the TiO2/electrolyte interface. Our results further demonstrate that MLSL reflects light to the TiO2 electrode, subsequently increasing photocurrent density by 68.68% (from 2.65 to 4.47 mA/cm2) and improving the power conversion efficiency by 49.64%.
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February 2014
Research-Article
A Light Harvesting Policy on Black Counter Electrode for Enhanced Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Chi-Hui Chien,
Chi-Hui Chien
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e-mail: chchien@faculty.nsysu.edu.tw
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Ming-Lang Tsai,
Ming-Lang Tsai
e-mail: d9038806@student.nsysu.edu.tw
Department of Mechanical
and Electro-Mechanical Engineering,
Department of Mechanical
and Electro-Mechanical Engineering,
National Sun Yat-Sen University
,Kaohsiung 804
, Taiwan
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Chi-Chang Hsieh,
Yan-Huei Li,
Yan-Huei Li
e-mail: yanhuei.li@gmail.com
Department of the Mechanical
and Automation Engineering,
Department of the Mechanical
and Automation Engineering,
National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology
,Kaohsiung 811
, Taiwan
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Yuh J. Chao
Yuh J. Chao
e-mail: chao@sc.edu
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of South Carolina
,Columbia, SC 29208
College of Material Science and Engineering,
Tianjin University
,Tianjin 300072
, China
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Chi-Hui Chien
e-mail: chchien@faculty.nsysu.edu.tw
Ming-Lang Tsai
e-mail: d9038806@student.nsysu.edu.tw
Department of Mechanical
and Electro-Mechanical Engineering,
Department of Mechanical
and Electro-Mechanical Engineering,
National Sun Yat-Sen University
,Kaohsiung 804
, Taiwan
Chi-Chang Hsieh
e-mail: cchsieh@ccms.nkfust.edu.tw
Yan-Huei Li
e-mail: yanhuei.li@gmail.com
Department of the Mechanical
and Automation Engineering,
Department of the Mechanical
and Automation Engineering,
National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology
,Kaohsiung 811
, Taiwan
Yuh J. Chao
e-mail: chao@sc.edu
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of South Carolina
,Columbia, SC 29208
College of Material Science and Engineering,
Tianjin University
,Tianjin 300072
, China
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Solar Energy Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING. Manuscript received May 25, 2013; final manuscript received November 13, 2013; published online December 19, 2013. Assoc. Editor: Santiago Silvestre.
J. Sol. Energy Eng. Feb 2014, 136(1): 011020 (5 pages)
Published Online: December 19, 2013
Article history
Received:
May 25, 2013
Revision Received:
November 13, 2013
Citation
Chien, C., Tsai, M., Hsieh, C., Li, Y., and Chao, Y. J. (December 19, 2013). "A Light Harvesting Policy on Black Counter Electrode for Enhanced Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells." ASME. J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 2014; 136(1): 011020. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4026099
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