Many facets of photonic crystals: from optics and sensors to energy storage and photocatalysis

A Lonergan, C O'Dwyer - Advanced Materials Technologies, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The ability to selectively redirect specific wavelengths of light has attracted a lot attention for
photonic crystal materials. Presently, there is a wealth of research relating to the fabrication …

Photonic crystal structures for photovoltaic applications

A Starczewska, M Kępińska - Materials, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Photonic crystals are artificial structures with a spatial periodicity of dielectric permittivity on
the wavelength scale. This feature results in a spectral region over which no light can …

Dye-sensitized solar cell based on a three-dimensional photonic crystal

S Guldin, S Huttner, M Kolle, ME Welland… - Nano …, 2010‏ - ACS Publications
We present a material assembly route for the manufacture of dye-sensitized solar cells,
coupling a high-surface mesoporous layer to a three-dimensional photonic crystal (PC) …

Novel nanostructures for next generation dye-sensitized solar cells

N Tétreault, M Grätzel - Energy & Environmental Science, 2012‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we review our latest advancements in nanostructured photoanodes for next
generation photovoltaics in general and dye-sensitized solar cells in particular. Bottom-up …

Direct and Seamless Coupling of TiO2 Nanotube Photonic Crystal to Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cell: A Single‐Step Approach

CT Yip, H Huang, L Zhou, K **e, Y Wang… - Advanced …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
Adv. Mater. 2011, 23, 5624–5628 normal incidence of unpolarized light, a broad peak
centered at around 430 nm (purple sample in air) was observed, with maximum reflectance …

Design and coupling of multifunctional TiO 2 nanotube photonic crystal to nanocrystalline titania layer as semi-transparent photoanode for dye-sensitized solar cell

M Guo, K **e, J Lin, Z Yong, CT Yip, L Zhou… - Energy & …, 2012‏ - pubs.rsc.org
In order to conquer the challenges in the current technology to couple a dye-sensitized solar
cell (DSSC) with a photonic crystal (PC), we propose a novel design of PC-based …

Compact Inverse‐Opal Electrode Using Non‐Aggregated TiO2 Nanoparticles for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells

ES Kwak, W Lee, NG Park, J Kim… - Advanced Functional …, 2009‏ - Wiley Online Library
Compact inverse‐opal structures are constructed using non‐aggregated TiO2 nanoparticles
in a three‐dimensional colloidal array template as the photoelectrode of a dye‐sensitized …

Enhancement in power conversion efficiency of edge-functionalized graphene quantum dot through adatoms for solar cell applications

V Sharma, PK Jha - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2019‏ - Elsevier
In search of novel, non-toxic and high performance materials for the use in quantum dot
solar cells (QDSCs), we have investigated the effect of adatoms (nitrogen, boron and …

Transfer of preformed three‐dimensional photonic crystals onto dye‐sensitized solar cells

A Mihi, C Zhang, PV Braun - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
Photonic crystals are materials that exhibit periodicities in their refractive index on the order
of the wavelength of light, and thus provide many interesting possibilities for “photon …

Effect of sensitizer adsorption temperature on the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells

F Sauvage, JD Decoppet, M Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2011‏ - ACS Publications
Employing a mesoscopic titania photoanode whose bilayer structure was judiciously
selected to fit the optoelectronic characteristics of the Ru-based heteroleptic complex Na–cis …