Thermoelectric Bi2Te3-improved charge collection for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells

• Main Authors: Chen, Tao, Guai, Guan Hong, Gong, Cheng, Hu, Weihua, Zhu, Jinxin, Yang, Hongbin, Yan, Qingyu, Li, Chang Ming
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98053; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/13299
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A new dye-sensitized solar cell based on a thermoelectric Bi2Te3/ TiO2 composite anode is demonstrated, in which the incorporated Bi2Te3 nanoplates function as built-in nanoscale electron generators to convert ‘‘waste heat’’ to electricity and as a good photoreaction catalyst to enhance the char...