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A Study on the Improvement of the Efficiency of Dye-sensitized Solar Cell using the Laser Scribing and the Grid Electrode  

Seo, Hyun-Woong (부산대학 전자전기공학과)
Son, Min-Kyu (부산대학 전자전기공학과)
Lee, Kyung-Jun (부산대학 전자전기공학과)
Kim, Jeong-Hoon (부산대학 전자전기공학과)
Hong, Ji-Tae (부산대학 전자전기공학과)
Kim, Hee-Je (부산대학 전자전기공학과)
Publication Information
The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers / v.57, no.10, 2008 , pp. 1802-1806 More about this Journal
Abstract
Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) based on some advantages such as transparency, cheap materials and anti-sensibility for an anlge of incidence has been expected to capture most of solar cell market in the near future. To practical use of DSC, researches on high efficiency as well as upscaling are necessary. In this study, we tried to insert the grid electrode in DSC and scribe transparent conducting oxide (TCO) using Nd:YAG laser. The grid electrode makes the electron movement improved and diffusional movement minimized. Consequently, the efficiency of DSC was increased by reducing electron loss and the surface resistance of TCO. The grid electrode was made using Ag target by radio frequency sputtering. And the scribed surface was confirmed by taking a scanning electron microscopy photos. As the result, grid cell had improved photocurrent and fill factor as compared with the conventional cell. And the efficiency was increased about 1% by enhanced photocurrent and fill factor.
Keywords
Dye sensitized solar cell; Laser scribing; Grid electrode; Photovoltaic performance;
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