Publications by authors named "Yaping Que"
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- Surface plasmon resonance using noble metal nanoparticles is a promising strategy for enhancing dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), but issues with nanoparticle stability have hindered performance improvements.
- A new method involving polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated Au-TiO2 microspheres has been proposed, showing a significant increase in efficiency by embedding 0.4 wt% Au nanoparticles.
- The resulting device achieved a power conversion efficiency of 10.49%, which is 7.9% higher than devices using pure TiO2, attributed to better absorption of dye molecules and enhanced photocurrent.
TiO2 microspheres are of great interest for a great deal of applications, especially in the solar cell field. Because of their unique microstructure and light-scattering effect, TiO2 microsphere-based solar cells often exhibit superior photovoltaic performance. Hence, exploring new suitable TiO2 microspheres for high-efficiency solar cells is essential.
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