TY - JOUR
T1 - Bio-inspired multi-scale structures in dye-sensitized solar cell
AU - Jin, Liguo
AU - Zhai, Jin
AU - Heng, Liping
AU - Wei, Tianxin
AU - Wen, Liping
AU - Jiang, Lei
AU - Zhao, Xiaoxu
AU - Zhang, Xianyou
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) provide a technique and economic alternative concept to present p-n junction photovoltaic devices. For a DSSC, light is absorbed by a sensitizer, which is anchored to the surface of a wide band semiconductor. Charge separation takes place at the interface via photo-induced electron injection from the dye into the conduction band of the semiconductor. Nanocrystalline oxide semiconductor photo-anode films play an important role in photo-electrical conversion efficiency of DSSCs. In this review, we summarize the recent advances of multi-scale structures of DSSCs in the view of bio-inspired materials and analyze the influence factors of a variety of multi-scale structures on photo-electrical conversion in DSSCs, which will provide a strategy for structure design on the novel solar cell.
AB - Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) provide a technique and economic alternative concept to present p-n junction photovoltaic devices. For a DSSC, light is absorbed by a sensitizer, which is anchored to the surface of a wide band semiconductor. Charge separation takes place at the interface via photo-induced electron injection from the dye into the conduction band of the semiconductor. Nanocrystalline oxide semiconductor photo-anode films play an important role in photo-electrical conversion efficiency of DSSCs. In this review, we summarize the recent advances of multi-scale structures of DSSCs in the view of bio-inspired materials and analyze the influence factors of a variety of multi-scale structures on photo-electrical conversion in DSSCs, which will provide a strategy for structure design on the novel solar cell.
KW - Bio-inspired
KW - Dye-sensitized solar cells
KW - Multi-scale structures
KW - Nanocrystalline oxide semiconductor films
KW - Nanotube
KW - Nanowires and nanorods
KW - Photonic crystal
KW - Solar light energy conversion
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=76849114680&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2009.10.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2009.10.002
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:76849114680
SN - 1389-5567
VL - 10
SP - 149
EP - 158
JO - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews
JF - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews
IS - 4
ER -
