Electrospun TiO2 nanorods with carbon nanotubes for efficient electron collection in dye-sensitized solar cells

Lijun Yang; Wallace Woon-Fong Leung

doi:10.1002/adma.201204256

Electrospun TiO2 nanorods with carbon nanotubes for efficient electron collection in dye-sensitized solar cells

Adv Mater. 2013 Mar 25;25(12):1792-5. doi: 10.1002/adma.201204256. Epub 2013 Jan 28.

Authors

Lijun Yang¹, Wallace Woon-Fong Leung

Affiliation

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKSAR.

PMID: 23355287
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201204256

Abstract

A high power conversion efficiency of 10.24% can be obtained in a dye-sensitized solar cell by incorporating multiwall carbon nanotubes inside a TiO2 nanorod photoanode. The multiwall carbon nanotubes in the nanorod can effectively collect and transport photogenerated electrons reducing the recombination as well as improving efficiency of the device.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't