scholarly journals White Painting Pigment as a Low-Cost Light Scattering Material for Bilayer Photoelectrodes of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
P. Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Light Scattering ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Scattering Layer ◽  
White Pigment ◽  
Main Layer ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Scattering Material ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

White pigment (DuPont R902+) has been used as a light scattering material in the preparation of bilayerphotoelectrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of the white pigment revealed that the material consists of rutile phase of titanium dioxide. The light scattering layer prepared from the white pigment was coated onto the main-layer of the photo electrodes of DSCs. The solar cells with and without light scattering layer were tested in the simulated light of 100 mW/cm2. The DSCs with the light scattering layer generated more current density than the DSCs without scattering layer and the overall light to electric power conversion efficiency of DSCs with the light scattering layer was ~4.00 % compared with 3.25 % efficiency of the DSCs without the scattering layer.

Preparations of TiO2 pastes and its application to light-scattering layer for dye-sensitized solar cells

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 724-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Kook Lee ◽  
Bo-Hwa Jeong ◽  
Sung-il Jang ◽  
Young-Guen Kim ◽  
Yong-Wook Jang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Light Scattering ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Scattering Layer ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

scholarly journals Tin Oxide Light-Scattering Layer for Titania Photoanodes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 959-966 ◽  
Author(s):  
Munkhbayar Batmunkh ◽  
Mahnaz Dadkhah ◽  
Cameron J. Shearer ◽  
Mark J. Biggs ◽  
Joseph G. Shapter
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Light Scattering ◽  
Tin Oxide ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Scattering Layer ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

scholarly journals Al@SiO2Core-Shell Microflakes as Metal-Based Light Scattering Layer in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Chi-Hui Chien ◽  
Ming-Lang Tsai ◽  
Chi-Chang Hsieh ◽  
Yan-Huei Li
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Light Scattering ◽  
Collection Efficiency ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Performance Measurements ◽  
Scattering Layer ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

A metal-based light scattering layer (MLSL) for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is formed from Al@SiO2core-shell microflakes prepared and coated on a thin porous TiO2electrode (approximately 4 μm thick). The DSSC corresponding to a TiO2electrode with an MLSL exhibits a low electron transport resistance in the TiO2/electrolyte interface. Electron collection efficiency is greatly improved. Photovoltaic performance measurements indicate that the power conversion efficiency of the DSSC with the MLSL doubled from 1.37% to 2.96% (for an active area of 0.25 cm2), which is better than the 2.1% achieved by a DSSC with a conventional TiO2-based light scattering layer (TLSL) obtained under identical experimental conditions.

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