title: Dual-functional ZnO nanorod aggregates as scattering layer in the photoanode for dye-sensitized solar cells.
abstract: A bilayered ZnO photoanode was constructed for dye-sensitized solar cells with a high conversion efficiency of 4.0%. One layer made of ZnO nanocrystallites increases dye adsorption, and the other consisting of ZnO nanorod aggregates provides a directed electron pathway for the electron transport together with a prominent aggregation-induced light scattering.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Yan-Zhen
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Jiaxing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jian-Feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Weilie
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tao