Journal article
Ultrafast Fabrication of Flexible Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Ultrasonic Spray-Coating Technology
HG Han, HC Weerasinghe, K Min Kim, J Soo Kim, YB Cheng, DJ Jones, AB Holmes, TH Kwon
Scientific Reports | Published : 2015
DOI: 10.1038/srep14645
Abstract
This study investigates novel deposition techniques for the preparation of TiO 2 electrodes for use in flexible dye-sensitized solar cells. These proposed new methods, namely pre-dye-coating and codeposition ultrasonic spraying, eliminate the conventional need for time-consuming processes such as dye soaking and high-temperature sintering. Power conversion efficiencies of over 4.0% were achieved with electrodes prepared on flexible polymer substrates using this new deposition technology and N719 dye as a sensitizer.
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Awarded by Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (Research Fund 1.140094.01), the National Research Foundation of Korea (Grant 2013R1A1A2010877), and the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (No 20143030011560).