SCATTERING ELONGATE PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL

摘要

This invention relates to a photovoltaic cell (60) comprising a light incident surface and at least one elongated light transmitting fibre comprising a longitudinally extending core (62) having an end for receiving light from the light incident surface, said fibre extending away from the light incident surface to guide light received therefrom within the core and comprising a counter electrode (62a) surrounding the core and a dye-sensitive semiconductor (63) extending about the core and an electrolyte (64) and wherein light passing longitudinally through the core from the light incident surface is scattered laterally onto the dye nanoparticles (63) by bubbles, defects, particles etc.