Issue 3, 2013

Diatom frustules as light traps enhance DSSC efficiency

Abstract

Diatoms are one of the most successful photosynthetic organisms and given the important role that their shells (frustules) play in light trapping we explored their use in multilayered materials for application as photoanodes in dye sensitised solar cells (DSSCs). We find a substantial improvement in energy conversion efficiency of 30%, increasing from 3.5% to 4.6% with diatom incorporation.

Graphical abstract: Diatom frustules as light traps enhance DSSC efficiency

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Sep 2012
Accepted
03 Nov 2012
First published
06 Nov 2012

Nanoscale, 2013,5, 873-876

Diatom frustules as light traps enhance DSSC efficiency

J. Toster, K. S. Iyer, W. Xiang, F. Rosei, L. Spiccia and C. L. Raston, Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 873 DOI: 10.1039/C2NR32716C

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