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Hindawi Publishing Corporation International Journal of Photoenergy Volume 2011, Article ID 371076, 5 pages doi:10.1155/2011/371076 Research Article Al@SiO2 Core-Shell Microflakes as Metal-Based Light Scattering Layer in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Chi-Hui Chien,1 Ming-Lang Tsai,1 Chi-Chang Hsieh,2 and Yan-Huei Li2 1 Department of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan 2 Department of the Mechanical and Automation Engineering, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 811, Taiwan Correspondence should be addressed to Chi-Chang Hsieh, cchsieh@.tw Received 24 April 2011; Accepted 30 May 2011 Academic Editor: Gion Calzaferri Copyright © 2011 Chi-Hui Chien et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. A metal-based light scattering layer (MLSL) for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is formed from Al@SiO2 core-shell microflakes prepared and coated on a thin porous TiO2 electrode (approximately 4 μm thick). The DSSC corresponding to a TiO2 electrode with an MLSL exhibits a low electron transport resistance in the TiO2/electrolyte interface. Electron collection efficiency is greatly improved. Photovoltaic performance measurements indicate that the power conversion efficiency of the DSSC with the MLSL doubled from 1.37% to 2.96% (for an active area of 0.25 cm2 ), which is better than the 2.1% achieved by a DSSC with a conventional TiO2 -based light scattering layer (TLSL) obtained under identical experimental conditions. 1. Introduction