Dye-sensitized solar cell with hybrid nanostructures and method for fabricating working electrodes thereof

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PATENT NO 9196782
APP PUB NO 20130130436A1
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13742977

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A dye-sensitized solar cell with hybrid nanostructures comprises a negative-polarity conductive substrate, a metal oxide layer, a positive-polarity conductive substrate and an electrolyte. The metal oxide layer has a plurality of nanoparticles and a plurality of nanotubes. The metal oxide layer and the electrolyte are arranged between the negative-polarity conductive substrate and the positive-polarity conductive substrate. The nanoparticles increase contact area with dye and thus enhance power generation efficiency. The nanotubes increase carrier mobility and thus effectively transfer electricity to electrodes. The solar cell integrates the advantages of nanoparticles and nanotubes and offsets the disadvantages thereof to effectively enhance the photovoltaic conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells.

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NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNO 123 SEC 3 UNIVERSITY RD YUNLIN COUNTY DOULIU CITY

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Hu, Chih-Kai Douliu, TW 38 216
Lin, Jian-Yang Douliu, TW 12 11

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