Photonic nanostructures for solar energy conversion

X Zheng, L Zhang - Energy & Environmental Science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Photonic nanostructures, manipulating and confining light on the nanometer scale, provide
new opportunities to improve the efficiency of solar energy conversion. Optical microcavities …

Photon recycling in semiconductor thin films and devices

Z Cheng, DM O'Carroll - Advanced Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photon recycling (PR) plays an important role in the study of semiconductor materials and
impacts the properties of their optoelectronic applications. However, PR has not been …

Preparation of nanoporous TiO2 films for DSSC application by a rapid atmospheric pressure plasma jet sintering process

H Chang, YJ Yang, HC Li, CC Hsu, IC Cheng… - Journal of Power …, 2013 - Elsevier
We investigate the nanoporous TiO2 films sintered by atmospheric pressure plasma jets
(APPJs) and their applications as photoanodes of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). A 30-s …

Improved light absorbance and quantum-dot loading by macroporous TiO2 photoanode for PbS quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells

MA Basit, MA Abbas, ES Jung, JH Bang… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Macroporous titanium dioxide (TiO 2) layer was formed through selective etching of silica
(SiO 2) microspheres incorporated in TiO 2/SiO 2 composite layer, resulting in a significant …

Dye-sensitized solar cells with nanoporous TiO2 photoanodes sintered by N2 and air atmospheric pressure plasma jets with/without air-quenching

H Chang, CM Hsu, PK Kao, YJ Yang, CC Hsu… - Journal of Power …, 2014 - Elsevier
We investigate dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) with TiO 2 photoanodes sintered by N 2
and air atmospheric pressure plasma jets (APPJs) with/without air-quenching. Air-quenching …

Fabrication of micro/nano-composite porous TiO2 electrodes for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

X Song, M Wang, T **ng, J Deng, J Ding, Z Yang… - Journal of Power …, 2014 - Elsevier
For colloidal quantum dots-sensitized solar cells (QDSSC), the penetration and distribution
of quantum dots (QDs) within electrodes is very crucial for performance improvement. In …

Development of copper doped titania based photoanode and its performance for dye sensitized solar cell applications

S Shakir, ZS Khan, A Ali, N Akbar, W Musthaq - Journal of Alloys and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Photoanode is one of the most important components in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)
for which oxide ceramics are among the top choices. It has been established that the metal …

Atmospheric-pressure-plasma-jet processed nanoporous TiO 2 photoanodes and Pt counter-electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

CY Chou, H Chang, HW Liu, YJ Yang, CC Hsu… - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
We demonstrate the rapid fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) with both TiO2
photoanodes and Pt counter-electrodes processed using atmospheric pressure plasma jets …

Conjunction of macroporosity and NH4F treatment for improved performance of TiO2 photoanode in quantum-dot sensitized solar cells

MA Basit, MM Butt, M Nazir, MN Ashiq - Journal of Materials Science …, 2019 - Springer
Macropores (MPs) are generally used to enhance the scattering of light inside mesoporous
TiO 2 photoanodes used for dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) as well as quantum-dot …

Atmospheric-pressure-plasma-jet particulate TiO2 scattering layer deposition processes for dye-sensitized solar cells

H Chang, YJ Yang, CM Hsu, CC Hsu… - ECS Journal of Solid …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Atmospheric pressure plasma jets (APPJs) are used for simultaneous TiO 2 nanoporous
photoanode sintering and particulate scattering layer deposition for dye-sensitized solar …