Advantages of using Ti-mesh type electrodes for flexible dye-sensitized solar cells
- Authors
- He, Weizhen; Qiu, Jijun; Zhuge, Fuwei; Li, Xiaomin; Lee, Jae-Ho; Kim, Yang-Do; Kim, Hyung-Kook; Hwang, Yoon-Hwae
- Issue Date
- 8-Jun-2012
- Publisher
- IOP PUBLISHING LTD
- Citation
- NANOTECHNOLOGY, v.23, no.22
- Journal Title
- NANOTECHNOLOGY
- Volume
- 23
- Number
- 22
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/18943
- DOI
- 10.1088/0957-4484/23/22/225602
- ISSN
- 0957-4484
- Abstract
- We used Ti meshes for both the photoanodes and counter electrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) to improve the flexibility and conductivity of the electrodes. These mesh type electrodes showed good transparency and high bendability when subjected to an external force. We demonstrated the advantages of cells using such electrodes compared to traditional transparent conducting oxide based electrodes and back side illuminated DSSCs, such as low sheet resistance, elevated photo-induced current and enhanced sunlight utilization. Nanotube layers of different thicknesses were investigated to determine their effect on the photovoltaic parameters of the cell. The overall efficiency of the best cells was approximately 5.3% under standard air mass 1.5 global (AM 1.5 G) solar conditions. Furthermore, the DSSCs showed an efficiency of approximately 3.15% due to the all Ti-mesh type electrodes even after illumination from the back side.
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