Stable Plasmonic-Improved dye Sensitized Solar Cells by Silver Nanoparticles Between Titanium Dioxide Layers

Amiri, Omid; Salavati‐Niasari, Masoud; Farangi, Mostafa; Mazaheri, Mehdi; Bagheri, Samira

doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2014.11.105

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“…plasmonic nanostructures placed at two interfaces of TiO 2 layers (i.e. the interface of compact TiO 2 layer/transparent active layer and the interface of transparent active layer/scattering layer) yielded 34% photocurrent enhancement [48]. However, embedding metal NPs inside the metal oxide film is usually less complicated and thus a widely adopted strategy in DSCs [49,50].…”

Section: Geometric Position Of Metal Nps In Dscsmentioning

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Recent advancements in plasmon-enhanced promising third-generation solar cells

Gangadharan

Liu

et al. 2016

Nanophotonics

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Abstract:The unique optical properties possessed by plasmonic noble metal nanostructures in consequence of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) are useful in diverse applications like photovoltaics, sensing, nonlinear optics, hydrogen generation, and photocatalytic pollutant degradation. The incorporation of plasmonic metal nanostructures into solar cells provides enhancement in light absorption and scattering cross-section (via LSPR), tunability of light absorption profile especially in the visible region of the solar spectrum, and more efficient charge carrier separation, hence maximizing the photovoltaic efficiency. This review discusses about the recent development of different plasmonic metal nanostructures, mainly based on Au or Ag, and their applications in promising third-generation solar cells such as dye-sensitized solar cells, quantum dot-based solar cells, and perovskite solar cells.

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Section: Geometric Position Of Metal Nps In Dscsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent advancements in plasmon-enhanced promising third-generation solar cells

Gangadharan

Liu

et al. 2016

Nanophotonics

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“…10 Some of these applications require large amounts of samples for testing and measuring their performance, e.g., thermoelectric measurement requires gram-scale powders for sintering a small pellet, 11,12 photovoltaic test needs tens of individual cells in a batch. [13][14][15][16][17] In the thermoelectric regime, introduction of nanoscale structures into conventional thermoelectric bulk materials has been proven to be an effective way for improvement of thermoelectric performance. For example, non-doped β-phase Cu 2 Se and Cu 2-x Se fabricated by high-temperature solid state reaction have a figure of merit, ZT, of around 1.5 at 1000 K, 18 which can be enhanced to 1.7−1.8 at 700℃ by the introduction of nanoscale precipitates through fast quenching of their liquids in the latest report.…”

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Ambient Facile Synthesis of Gram-Scale Copper Selenide Nanostructures from Commercial Copper and Selenium Powder

Chen

Dou

2015

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces

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Grams of copper selenides (Cu 2-x Se) were prepared from commercial copper and selenium powders in the presence of thiol ligands by a one-pot reaction at room temperature. The resultant copper selenides are a mixture of nanoparticles and their assembled nanosheets, and the thickness of nanosheets assembled is strongly dependent on the ratio of thiol ligand to selenium powder. The resultant Cu 2-x Se (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.25) nanostructures were treated with hydrazine solution to remove the surface ligands and then explored as a potential thermoelectric candidate in comparison with commercial copper selenide powders. The research provides a novel ambient approach for preparation of Cu 2-x Se nanocrystallines on a large scale for various applications.

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“…The NRs is covered with a 3.5 nm thick SiO 2 shell. The thickness of the shell is important, for the enhancement of SPR effect in DSSCs is associated with the strength of electric field and the distance between the dye and the nanorods [47].…”

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confidence: 99%