• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.412-415
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• 2008

In a research on the practical dye-sensitized solar cell, a study on a large module have preference because module must be able to generate the proper current that is possible to convert electrically. So the parallel connection of dye-sensitized solar cells which outputs a large current easily is essential. However, there is a current loss in a paralle connection of dye-sensitized solar cells and the loss becomes larger according to increasing the number of parallel connection. In this study, we analyzed the cause of the current loss in the parallel connection by using the equivalent circuit analysis. One DSC used in this experiment had an active area $8cm^2$(4.62cm$\times$1.73cm) and it attained a conversion efficiency of 5.43% under 1 sun illumination ($P_{in}$ of 100 mW/$cm^2$) using a solar simulator.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.58 no.12
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• pp.2436-2440
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• 2009

In this work, TCO-less dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) using Ti-mesh layer is fabricated for high-efficient low-cost solar cell application. The Ti-mesh metal can replace TCO in the photo-electrode part of DSCs, thus the cell structure is composed of a glass/dye sensitized TiO2 particle/ Ti-mesh layer/electrolyte/Pt sputtered counter electrode/ glass. The Ti-mesh electrode with high conductivity can collect electrons from the $TiO_2$ layer and allows the ionic diffusion of $I^-/I_3^-$ through the mesh hole. Thin Ti-mesh ($\sim40{\mu}m$ in thickness) electrode material is processed using rapid prototype method. The efficiency of prepared TCO-less DSCs sample is about 1.45 % ((ff: 0.5, Voc: 0.52V, Jsc: 5.55 $mA/cm^2$).

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.330-333
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• 2019

Various studies on dye-sensitized solar cells, which are cheaper to manufacture and have superior stability than silicon solar cells, are continuously conducted. In this study, the properties of dye-sensitized solar cells were studied using semiconductor oxides made by mixing $TiO_2$ and $Nb_2O_5$. By adding $Nb_2O_5$ in different proportions, the solar cell was made, and the surface area and electrical characteristics of this cell were measured. As $Nb_2O_5$ was added, the contact area of dye and electrolyte increased and the short-circuit current, open voltage, fill factor and conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells were confirmed to be improved.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.444-444
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• 2008

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.56 no.5
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• pp.910-914
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• 2007

Recently, a study on the energy conversion efficiency and up sizing' technology of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) which is focused in considering a new alternative solar cell has been executed. But consideration for the cell characteristics about an internal electronic flow on a large-scaled DSC has not been carried out yet. In this study, we have chosen a solar cell width as a variable of a large-scaled DSCs and confirmed electric characteristics of an individual cell. First, Pt counter electrode surface of DSC is deposited by RF sputtering methode and the electrochemical properties of Pt electrodes was investigated by cyclic -voltammetry. With the Pt electrode, we fabricated DSC samples of different width. As a result, the higher the internal resistance of DSC becomes, the wider the width gets. Internal resistance makes it difficult to collect photoelectron generated from dye. Ultimately up sizing DSC causes the increase of internal resistance and then has a bad effect on the cell characteristics.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.68-75
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• 2011

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.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.236-236
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• 2007

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.239-239
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• 2007

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.350-350
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• 2007

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.30 no.12
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• pp.2871-2872
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• 2009