Advanced Materials, Vol.25, No.12, 1792-1795, 2013
Electrospun TiO2 Nanorods with Carbon Nanotubes for Efficient Electron Collection in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
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.
Keywords:dye sensitized solar cells;TiO2 nanorods;multiwalled carbon nanotubes;charge transfer;electrospinning