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http://dx.doi.org/10.5229/JKES.2009.12.4.301

Electrochemical Approaches to Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells  

Jo, Yim-Hyun (School of Energy Engineering, UNIST)
Lim, Jeong-Min (School of Energy Engineering, UNIST)
Nam, Hee-Jin (School of Energy Engineering, UNIST)
Jun, Yong-Seok (School of Energy Engineering, UNIST)
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Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society / v.12, no.4, 2009 , pp. 301-310 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper describes one of the hot issues in solar cell studies, dye-sensitized solar cell. DSSC is a kind of photoelectrochemical cells. Therefore, it is quite different from the conventional solar cells which originate from pn semiconductor theory, although its mechanism can be explained with the theory. This paper describes the difference between the conventional semiconductor approaches and a newly adapted one for DSSC. Especially, electrochemical analysis methods such as electrochemical impedance analysis and cyclic voltammogram are briefly introduced, which are commonly used for DSSC analysis.
Keywords
Dye sensitized solar cells; Impedance; Solar cells; Photovoltaic; Semiconductor;
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