Pulsed laser melting in liquid for crystalline spherical submicrometer particle fabrication–Mechanism, process control, and applications

Y Ishikawa, T Tsuji, S Sakaki, N Koshizaki - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Pulsed laser melting in liquid (PLML) has been developed to fabricate crystalline spherical
submicrometer particles (SMPs) by irradiating lasers onto raw particles dispersed in liquid …

Application of bifunctional photoanode materials in DSSCs: A review

H Mohammadian-Sarcheshmeh, R Arazi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar photovoltaic cells are suitable alternatives to provide renewable, low-cost, and green
energies. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have gained wide consideration owing to …

The way forward for the modification of dye-sensitized solar cell towards better power conversion efficiency

U Sulaeman, AZ Abdullah - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of TiO 2-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)
could be enhanced by modification of photoanodes. The effective blocking layer addition …

Enhanced photoresponse in dye-sensitized solar cells via localized surface plasmon resonance through highly stable nickel nanoparticles

MM Rahman, SH Im, JJ Lee - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
We demonstrated the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect of Ni
nanoparticles (NiNPs) on the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Our study …

Theoretical study of light trapping in nanostructured thin film solar cells using wavelength-scale silver particles

A Dabirian, N Taghavinia - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2015 - ACS Publications
We propose and theoretically evaluate a plasmonic light trapping solution for thin film
photovoltaic devices that comprises a monolayer or a submonolayer of wavelength-scale …

Self-assembled monolayer of wavelength-scale core–shell particles for low-loss plasmonic and broadband light trapping in solar cells

A Dabirian, MM Byranvand, A Naqavi… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Scattering particles constitute a key light trapping solution for thin film photovoltaics where
either the particles are embedded in the light absorbing layer or a thick layer of them is used …

Modification of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by SWCNT Composition as the Active Layer and Introducing TiO2@SiO2 Core–Shell Nanostructure for Light Scattering …

SG Sani, E Mohammadi… - … on Electron Devices, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study investigates the efficiency improvement of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) by
removing issues in adsorbing dye molecules via enlarging active layer nanostructure. TiO2 …

Improved photovoltaic performance of nanostructured solar cells by neodymium-doped TiO2 photoelectrode

S Shogh, R Mohammadpour, N Taghavinia - Materials Letters, 2015 - Elsevier
Well-crystallized TiO 2 and neodymium (Nd)-doped TiO 2 nanoparticles with various doping
levels were synthesized by hydrothermal method and utilized as the photoanode of …

Optical investigation of shell thickness in light scattering SiO2 particle with TiO2 nanoshells and its application in dye sensitized solar cells

S Falahatdoost, MHM Ara, Z Shaban, N Ghazyani - Optical Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Monodisperse SiO 2@ TiO 2 core/shell submicron particles with specific core size
and different shell thicknesses have been successfully synthesized by facile, controllable …

Monolithic dye sensitized solar cell with metal foil counter electrode

F Behrouznejad, N Taghavinia, N Ghazyani - Organic Electronics, 2018 - Elsevier
Monolithic dye-sensitized solar cells are conventionally fabricated using carbon composite
layer as the counter electrode. In the current research, the brittle carbon composite layer is …