Issue 4, 2012

Thermoelectric Bi2Te3-improved charge collection for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells

Abstract

A new dye-sensitized solar cell based on a thermoelectric Bi2Te3/TiO2 composite anode is demonstrated, in which the incorporated Bi2Te3 nanoplates function as built-in nanoscale electron generators to convert “waste heat” to electricity and as a good photoreaction catalyst to enhance the charge transfer rate, resulting in 28% improvement of the overall power conversion efficiency.

Graphical abstract: Thermoelectric Bi2Te3-improved charge collection for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
16 Aug 2011
Accepted
03 Oct 2011
First published
03 Nov 2011

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012,5, 6294-6298

Thermoelectric Bi2Te3-improved charge collection for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells

T. Chen, G. H. Guai, C. Gong, W. Hu, J. Zhu, H. Yang, Q. Yan and C. M. Li, Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 6294 DOI: 10.1039/C1EE02385C

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