title: Intertwined aligned carbon nanotube fiber based dye-sensitized solar cells.
abstract: Metal wires suffer from corrosion in fiber-shaped dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). We report herein that stable, ultrastrong, and highly flexible aligned carbon nanotube fibers can be used not only as catalytic counter electrodes but also as conductive materials to support dye-loaded TiO(2) nanoparticles in DSSCs. The power conversion efficiency of this fiber solar cell can achieve 2.94%. These solar power fibers, exhibiting power conversion efficiency independent of incident light angle and cell length, can be woven into textiles via a convenient weaving technology.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Longbin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Zhenbo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Zhibin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhongsheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Huisheng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Peng