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Optical Fiber/Nanowire Hybrid Structures for Efficient Three‐Dimensional Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells
Author(s) -
Weintraub Benjamin,
Wei Yaguang,
Wang Zhong Lin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200904492
Subject(s) - nanowire , fiber , dye sensitized solar cell , energy conversion efficiency , materials science , optical fiber , optoelectronics , efficient energy use , computer science , optics , nanotechnology , telecommunications , physics , electrical engineering , engineering , composite material , electrolyte , electrode , quantum mechanics
Wired up : The energy conversion efficiency of three‐dimensional dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) in a hybrid structure that integrates optical fibers and nanowire arrays is greater than that of a two‐dimensional device. Internal axial illumination enhances the energy conversion efficiency of a rectangular fiber‐based hybrid structure (see picture) by a factor of up to six compared to light illumination normal to the fiber axis from outside the device.