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Time Dependent Degradation of Cell in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

염료 감응형 태양전지에서 시간의 경과에 따른 셀의 특성 저하 연구

  • Seo, Hyun Woo (Department of Materials science and Engineering, Hongik University) ;
  • Kim, Ki Soo (Department of Materials science and Engineering, Hongik University) ;
  • Beak, Hyun Duk (Department of Materials science and Engineering, Hongik University) ;
  • Kim, Dong Min (Department of Materials science and Engineering, Hongik University)
  • Received : 2013.08.12
  • Accepted : 2013.10.31
  • Published : 2013.10.31
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Abstract

We report on the time dependent degradation of cell in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). The photovoltaic performance of DSSC over a period of time was investigated in liquid electrolyte based on triiodide/iodide during six days. It was found that the short circuit current density ($j_{sc}$) of the cell dropped from 9.9 to $7mA/cm^2$ while efficiency (${\eta}$) of the cell decreased from 4.4 to 3.3%. The parameters corresponding to fundamental electronic and ionic processes in a working DSSC are determined from the electrochemical impedance spectrascopy (EIS) at open-circuit potential ($V_{oc}$). EIS study of the DSSC in the this work showed that the electron life time ${\tau}_r$ and chemical capacitance $C_{\mu}$ decreased significantly after six days. It was correlated the $j_{sc}$ and efficiency decreased after six days.

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