• Title/Summary/Keyword: Dye-sensitized cells

Search Result 461, Processing Time 0.028 seconds

3-dimensional shape of $TiO_2$-nanobranch electrode using Dye-sensitized Solar Cells (3차원 형태의 $TiO_2$-nanobranch 전극을 이용한 염료감응형 태양전지)

  • Oh, Jae-Kyung;Lee, Jin-Kyu;Kim, Hyun-Su;Park, Kyung-Won
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
    • /
    • 2009.06a
    • /
    • pp.150-152
    • /
    • 2009
  • 본 연구는 염료감응형 태양전지에 적용되는 TiO2 나노입자를 개선하여 3차원적인 nanobranch를 수열법으로 합성하여 전자의 이동을 향상시키며, 비표면적을 늘려 효율향상을 위하여 전극 구조를 제어하였다. nanobranch의 seed인 nanowire를 XRDd, FE-TEM과 solar simulator를 이용하여 비교 분석하였다.

  • PDF

Correlation between surface functionalities of nano-structured photo electrode and electrochemical response of dye sensitized solar cells

  • Dhayal, Marshal;Park, Gye-Choon;Park, Kyung-Hee;Gu, Hal-Bon
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
    • /
    • 2010.06a
    • /
    • pp.57.1-57.1
    • /
    • 2010
  • Development of low cost hybrid functional nano-structured materials has great interest to enhance sensitivity of dye-sensitized solar cells and reduction of the production cost. In this talk we will discuss about using different processes to modify functional characteristics of photoelectrode and investigate effects of chemical modification without significant structural variation on to enhance performance of DSSCs. Efficient electron transportation between dye molecules and photoelectrode has been obtained by appropriate chemical modification and efficiency of DSSC has been significantly improved. A comparative analysis on effects of surface functional and electron states of photoelectrode on VOC and JSC has been also carried out to discuss effects of composite materials on physical structure and electronic properties to correlate enhanced performance of these devices.

  • PDF

Aqueous Electrolytes Based Dye-sensitized Solar Cells using I-/I3- Redox Couple to Achieve ≥ 4% Power Conversion Efficiency

  • Choi, Hyeju;Han, Jinjoo;Kang, Moon-Sung;Song, Kihyung;Ko, Jaejung
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
    • /
    • v.35 no.5
    • /
    • pp.1433-1439
    • /
    • 2014
  • We report on the influence of water as an electrolyte on the photovoltaic performances. The photovoltaic performance was shown to be quite sensitive to the substituent on the donor group. An optimized efficiency of 4.41% in the presence of 100% water content using $I^-/I{_3}^-$ redox couple was obtained using the D21L6 organic dye.

Nanoarchitectures for Enhancing Light-harvesting and Charge-collecting Properties in Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

  • Jeong, Hyeon-Seok
    • Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
    • /
    • 2011.10a
    • /
    • pp.13.1-13.1
    • /
    • 2011
  • Photoelectrochemical solar cells such as dye-sensitized cells (DSSCs), which exhibit high performance and are cost-effective, provide an alternative to conventional p-n junction photovoltaic devices. However, the efficiency of such cells plateaus at 11~12%, in contrast to their theoretical value of 33%. The majority of research has focused on improving energy conversion efficiency of DSSC by controlling nanostructure and exploiting new materials in photoelectrode consisting of semiconducting oxide nanoparticles and a transparent conducting oxide electrode (TCO) [1-5]. In this presentation, we introduce inverse opal-based scattering layers containing highly crystalline anatase nanoparticles and their feasibility for use as bi-functional light scattering layer is discussed in terms of optical reflectance and charge generation properties as a function of optical wavelength. A new ITO nanowire-based photoelecrode is also introduced and its unique charge collection property is presented, demonstrating potential use for highly efficient charge collection in DSSC.

  • PDF