journal article·2020-01-08Open access

Broadband Plasmonic Enhancement of High-Efficiency Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Incorporating Au@Ag@SiO2 Core–Shell Nanocuboids

Zhiyong Bao, Nianqing Fu, Yongqiang Qin, Jun Lv, Yan Wang, Jijun He, Yidong Hou, Chenyi Jiao, Dongchu Chen, Yucheng Wu, Jiyan Dai

Abstract

The introduction of plasmonic additives is a promising approach to boost the efficiency of the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) since they may improve the light harvesting of a solar cell. Herein, we design broadband and strong plasmonic absorption Au@Ag@SiO2 nanocuboids (GSS NCs) as nanophotonic inclusions to achieve plasmon-enhanced DSSCs. These multiple-resonance absorptions arising from GSS NCs can be readily adjusted by altering their structures to complementarily match the absorption spectra of the dyes, especially in weak absorption zones. By subtly regulating the position of nanophotonic inclusions in the photoanodes, not only the plasmonic near-field enhancement but also far-field light scattering could be adequately developed to promote the light harvest and thus the efficiency of DSSCs. The resulting solar cells yield an average efficiency of 10.34%, with a champion value of 10.58%. The electromagnetic simulations are consistent with the experimental observations, further corroborating the synergistic effect of plasmonic improvement in these DSSCs.
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Affiliations

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, P. R. China

School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China

Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

School of Physical Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China

School of Materials Science and Energy Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, P. R. China

Funding

State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs · Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China · Guangzhou Science and Technology Program key projects · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Opening Foundation of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials

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