Understandings:
DSSCs imitate the way in which plants harness solar energy. Electrons are “injected” from an excited molecule directly into the TiO2 semiconductor.
The use of nanoparticles coated with light-absorbing dye increases the effective surface area and allows more light over a wider range of the visible spectrum to be absorbed.
Applications and skills:
Explanation of the operation of the dye-sensitized solar cell.
Explanation of how nanoparticles increase the efficiency of DSSCs.
Post time: Feb-08-2017