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Blocking Layers Deposited on TCO Substrate and Their Effects on Photovoltaic Properties in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

  • Yoo, Beom-Hin (Solar Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Kyung-Kon (Solar Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Lee, Doh-Kwon (Solar Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Hong-Gon (Solar Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Bong-Soo (Solar Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Park, Nam-Gyu (School of chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Ko, Min-Jae (Solar Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
  • Received : 2011.05.27
  • Accepted : 2011.06.03
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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Abstract

In this review, we have investigated the effect of $TiO_2$-based blocking layers (t-BLs), deposited on a transparent conductive oxide (TCO)-coated glass substrate, on the photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The t-BL was deposited using spin-coating or sputtering technique, and its thicknesses were varied to study the influence of the thin $TiO_2$ layer in between transparent conducting glass and nanocrystalline $TiO_2$ (nc-$TiO_2$). The DSSC with the t-BL showed the improved adhesion and the suppressed charge recombination at a TCO glass substrate than those without the t-BL, which led to the higher conversion efficiency.

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