• Title/Summary/Keyword: Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

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Affected Enhance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Silver Nanoparticle (은 나노 입자를 이용한 염료감응형 태양전지의 효율 향상 효과)

  • Jung, Haeng Yun;Hong, Kyung Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.34-39
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    • 2018
  • In this study, e-beam equipment was used to form silver nanoparticles on thin films of $TiO_2$ to increase the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells and improve the annealing process. $TiO_2$ thin films with nanoparticle photoelectrodes were fabricated in individual units for use in dye-sensitized solar cells. The characteristics of dye-sensitized solar cells were compared to those of the prepared $TiO_2$ photoelectrode with and without nanoparticles. The dye-sensitized solar cells with silver nanoparticles showed a significant increase in the electric current density compared with the pure $TiO_2$ dye-sensitized solar cell and improved the solar conversion efficiency to 27.89%. The increased density of electric current increased the extent of light absorption of the dye owing to the plasmon resonance of the nanoparticles at the local surfaces. This phenomenon led to increased light scattering, which in turn increased the current density of the dye-sensitized solar cells and improved the solar conversion efficiency.

ZnO Nanorods Based Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Sensitized using Natural Dyes Extracted from Beetroot, Rose and Strawberry

  • Senthil, T.S.;Muthukumarasamy, N.;Kang, Misook
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.1050-1056
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    • 2014
  • Dye sensitized solar cells were fabricated using natural dyes extracted from beetroot, rose and strawberry. The ZnO nanorod working electrode has been prepared by simple hydrothermal method. The crystallinity and morphology of the prepared electrode has been studied using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy techniques. The effect of natural dye extract temperature, pH of the dye and the solvent used for dye preparation on the solar cell characteristics have been studied. The efficiency of strawberry extract sensitized ZnO nanorod solar cells are found to be better than the other solar cells sensitized using beetroot and rose extracts.

Preparations and Photovoltaic Properties of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Polymer Electrolytes (고분자 전해질을 이용한 염료감응형 태양전지의 제작과 광기전 특성)

  • Kim, Mi-Ra;Shin, Won-Suk;Jin, Sung-Ho;Lee, Jin-Kook
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.06a
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    • pp.175-178
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    • 2006
  • Solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells were fabricated using a polymer matrix in electrolyte in the purpose of the improvement of the durability in the dye-sensitized solar cell. In these dye-sensitized solar cells, the polymer electrolyte consisting of $I_2$, LiI, ionic liquid, ethylene carbonate/propylene carbonate and polymer matrix was casted onto $TiO_2$ electrode impregnated Ruthenium complex dye as a photosensitizer. Photovoltaic properties of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells using polymer matrix (PMMA, PEG, or PAN) were investigated. Comparing photovoltaic effects of cells using hole conducting polymers (BE or 6P) instead of polymer matrix, we investigated the availability of the solid-state polymer electrolyte in dye-sensitized solar cells.

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Sputtered ZTO as a blocking layer at conducting glass and $TiO_2$ Interfaces in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (GZO/ZTO 투명전극을 이용한 DSSC의 광전 변환 효율 특성)

  • Park, Jaeho;Lee, Kyungju;Song, Sangwoo;Jo, Seulki;Moon, Byungmoo
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.11a
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    • pp.53.2-53.2
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    • 2011
  • Dye-sensitized solar cells(DSSCs) have been recognized as an alternative to the conventional p-n junction solar cells because of their simple fabrication process, low production cost, and transparency. A typical DSSC consists of a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) electrode, a dye-sensitized oxide semiconductor nanoparticle layer, liquid redox electrolyte, and a Pt-counter electrode. In dye-sensitized solar cells, charge recombination processes at interfaces between coducting glass, $TiO_2$, dye, and electrolyte play an important role in limiting the photon-to-electron conversion efficiency. A layer of ZTO thin film less than ~200nm in thickness, as a blocking layer, was deposited by DC magnetron sputtering method directly onto the anode electrode to be isolated from the electrolyte in dye-sensitized solar cells(DSCs). This is to prevent the electrons from back-transferring from the electrode to the electrolyte ($I^-/I_3^-$). The presented DSCs were fabricated with working electrode of Ga-doped ZnO glass coated with blocking ZTO layer, dye-attached nanoporous $TiO_2$ layer, gel electrolyte and counter electrode of Pt-deposited GZO glass. The effects of blocking layer were studied with respect to impedance and conversion efficiency of the cells.

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Physical-based Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Equivalent Circuit Modeling and Performance Analysis (물리 기반의 염료 감응형 태양전지 등가회로 모델링 및 성능 분석)

  • Wonbok Lee;Junhyeok Song;Hwijun Choi;Bonyong Gu;Jonghwan Lee
    • Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.67-72
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    • 2023
  • In this paper, a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC), one of the representative third-generation solar cells with eco-friendly materials and processes compared to other solar cells, was modeled using MATLAB/Simulink. The simulation was conducted by designating values of series resistance, parallel resistance, light absorption coefficient, and thin film electrode thickness, which are directly related to the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells, as arbitrary experimental values. In order to analyze the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells, the optimal value among each parameter experimental value related to efficiency was found using formulas for fill factor (FF) and conversion efficiency.

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A Characteristic Study on the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell by the Shadow Effect (그림자 효과에 의한 염료감응형 태양전지의 특성연구)

  • Kim, Hee-Je;Lee, Jeong-Gee;Lee, Kyung-Jun;Prabakar, Prabakar;Sin, Dong-Seoul;Chae, Won-Yong
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.59 no.1
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    • pp.144-151
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    • 2010
  • The shadowing effects lead to the serious power losses of the PV module. The shadowing effects are caused by several factors such as leafs, dust, antenna and clouds. The dye-sensitized solar cells are more economical than the conventional silicon solar cell that's why the dye-sensitized solar cells are recently focused on. We carried out research on the efficiency of the dye-sensitized solar cell depending on the level of shadow changing the formula of the circuit. The research on the efficiency of the large dye-sensitized solar cell depending on the level of shadow focused on commercialization was carried out. As the results, it is known that the series and parallel connection method is the best choice for the least losses of PV module assemblies. It is especially known that one more series connection is the best choice for the least losses about shadowing effects and current losses in the series and parallel connection.

Dye-sensitized solar cells using size dependent SBM binder

  • Park, Gyeong-Hui;Kim, Eun-Mi;Jo, Hong-Gwan;Wang, Gyo;Hong, Chang-Guk;Gu, Hal-Bon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2009.11a
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    • pp.116-116
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    • 2009
  • $TiO_2$ pastes was synthesized to obtained of high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells using size dependent co-polymer. SBM co-polymer binder is consist of styrene, n-butyl acrylate, and methacrylic acid (SBM) monodisperse co-polymer binder materials and this $TiO_2$ pastes were applied of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The photoanodes were characterized by ATR-Fourier Transform spectrometer, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and morphology was investigated by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). The photoelectrochemical properties of the thin films and the performance of DSSCs were measured by photovoltaic-current density, AC impedance and monochromatic incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE). DSSC based on the 100nm size co-polymer binder was obtained conversion efficiency of 8.1% under irradiation of AM 1.5(100 $mWcm^2$).

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Enhanced Light Harvesting from F$\ddot{o}$rst-type resonance Energy Transfer in the Quasi-Solid State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (F$\ddot{o}$rst energy transfer 를 적용한 준고체 DSSC 의 효율향상)

  • Cheon, Jong Hun;Lee, Jeong Gwan;Yang, Hyeon Seok;Kim, Jae Hong
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.117.1-117.1
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    • 2011
  • We have demonstrated Forst-type resonance energy transfer (FRET) in the quasi-solid type dye-sensitized solar cells between organic fluorescence materials as an energy donor doped in polymeric gel electrolyte and ruthenium complex as an energy acceptor on surface of $TiO_2$. The strong spectral overlap of emission/absorption of energy donor and acceptor is required to get high FRET efficiency. The judicious choice of energy donor allows the enhancement of light harvesting characters of energy acceptor in quasi-solid dye sensitized solar cells which increase the power conversion efficiency. The enhanced light harvesting effect by the judicious choice/design of the fluorescence materials and sensitizing dyes permits the enhancement of photovoltaic performance of DSSC.

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A New Unsymmetrical Zinc Phthalocyanine as Photosensitizers for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

  • Zhang, Dan;Zhang, Xue-Jun;Zhang, Lei;Mao, Li-Jun
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.1225-1230
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    • 2012
  • A new unsymmetrical zinc phthalocyanine has been designed and synthesized based on the 'push-pull' and extended ${\pi}$-conjugation concept for the dye-sensitized solar cells. Three tert-butoxy groups, which act as electron releasing ('push'), enhance the solubility of phthalocyanine in common organic solvents and reduce the aggregation. Hydroxy substituted 9,10-anthraquinones act as electron acceptors ('pull') for the study of photoinduced electron transfer processes as well as grafting onto nanocrystalline $TiO_2$. The new unsymmetrical zinc phthalocyanine was fully characterized by FTIR, UV-vis, $^1H$ NMR, cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry. The new sensitizer was tested in dye-sensitized solar cells, and gave a better performance.