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3D Wire‐Shaped Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells in Solid State Using Carbon Nanotube Yarns with Hybrid Photovoltaic Structure
Author(s) -
Yan Jin,
Uddin M. Jasim,
Dickens Tarik J.,
Daramola Deborah E.,
Okoli Okenwa I.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.201400075
Subject(s) - materials science , dye sensitized solar cell , carbon nanotube , photovoltaic system , solar cell , absorption (acoustics) , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , energy conversion efficiency , flexibility (engineering) , quantum dot , composite material , electrode , ecology , chemistry , statistics , mathematics , electrolyte , biology
A novel 3D solid‐state wire‐shaped dye‐sensitized solar cell (DSSC) with a hybrid photovoltaic (PV) structure is demonstrated. Carbon nanotube yarn provides excellent interfacial and electrocatalytic properties. The quantum dots (QDs) have been applied due to their high photon absorption coefficient. Finally, the cell shows an outstanding operational flexibility with an efficient photovoltaic efficiency (7.39%).