Au-doped mesoporous SiO2 scattering layer enhances light harvesting in quasi Solid-State dye-sensitized solar cells

A morphological study of bicontinuous concentric lamellar silica synthesized at atmospheric pressure and its application as an internal micro-reflector in dye-sensitized solar cells

“…3,4 As an additional component, a reflector is introduced to create a light-scattering layer in a photoanode system, increasing light absorption. [5][6][7][8] Mesoporous silica is known to be an excellent reflector due to its low refractive index (1.4585), 9,10 which in turn creates a high difference in the refractive index when compared with the selected photoanode materials, i.e., TiO 2 (2.5088). [11][12][13] A high difference in the refractive index will narrow down the critical angle of the associated medium, making internal reflection easier to achieve.…”

Ambient Temperature Effect on Silicon Photovoltaics Under Simulated Environments

“…Over the years, the interest in solar panels for converting light to electrical energy has surged [1,2]. In the current development of solar panels, the design of photovoltaics (PVs) is categorised into several types, such as monocrystalline silicon [3,4], polycrystalline silicon [5,6], amorphous thin-film silicon [7], dye-sensitised [8,9], thin film [2,10,11], and perovskite solar cells [12]. In 1941, Ohl et al described silicon cells, which were structured using melt-grown junctions [13].…”