Up Scaling of Highly Transparent Quasi-Solid State, Dye-Sensitized Solar Devices Composed of Nanocomposite Materials
At the present work, highly transparent strip type
quasi-solid state dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were fabricated
through inkjet printing using nanocomposite TiO2 inks as raw
materials and tested under outdoor illumination conditions. The cells,
which can be considered as the structural units of large area modules,
were fully characterized electrically and electrochemically and after
the evaluation of the received results a large area DSSC module was
manufactured. The module design was a sandwich Z-interconnection
where the working electrode is deposited on one conductive glass and
the counter electrode on a second glass. Silver current collective
fingers were printed on the conductive glasses to make the internal
electrical connections and the adjacent cells were connected in series
and finally insulated using a UV curing resin to protect them from the
corrosive (I-/I3-) redox couple of the electrolyte. Finally, outdoor tests
were carried out to the fabricated dye-sensitized solar module and its
performance data were collected and assessed.
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P. G. van der Burg, D. R. Mahieu, N. J. Bakker, J. M. Kroon,
“Reproducible Manufacturing of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells on a Semi-
Automated Baseline”, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and
applications, vol. 11, pp. 207-220, February 2003.
[2] F. E. Gálvez, E. Kemppainen, H. Míguez and J. Halme, “Effect of
Diffuse Light Scattering Designs on the Efficiency of Dye Solar Cells:
An Integral Optical and Electrical Description”, J. Phys. Chem. C, vol.
116, pp. 11426-11433, May 2012.
[3] S. Mathew, A. Yella, P. Gao, R. Humphry-Baker, B. F. E. Curchod, N.
Ashari-Astani, I. Tavernelli, U. Rothlisberger, Md. K. Nazeeruddin, M.
Grätzel, “Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with 13% Efficiency Achieved
through the Molecular Engineering of Porphyrin Sensitizers”, Nature
Chemistry, vol. 6, pp. 242-247, February 2014.
[4] J. Goldstein, I; Yakypov, B. Breen, “Development of Large Area
Photovoltaic Dye Cells at 3GSolar”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar
cells, vol. 94, pp/ 638-641, April 2010.
[5] G. R. A. Kumara, S. Kawasaki, P. V. V. Jayaweera, E. V. A. Premalal,
S. Kaneko, “Large Area Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Titanium based
Counter Electrode”, Thin Solid Films, vol. 520, pp. 4119-4121, April
2011.
[6] “Fabrication and Characterization of Interconnected Grip-type Dye-
Sensitized Solar Modules”, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., vol. 7, pp. 11904-
11916, December 2012.
[7] “Design Methods for Large Scale Dye-Sensitized Solar Modules and the
Progress of Stability Research”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Reviews, vol. 14, pp. 3178-3184, June 2010.
[8] E. Stathatos, P. Lianos, A. Surca Vuk, B. Orel, “Optimization of a
Quasi-Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrochemical Solar Cell
Employing a Ureasil/Sulfolane Gel Electrolyte”, Adv. Funct. Mater.,
vol. 14, pp. 45-48, January 2004.
[9] E. Stathatos, “Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposite Materials Prepared by
the Sol-Gel Route as New Ionic Conductors in Quasi Solid State
Electrolytes”, Ionics, vol. 11, pp. 140–145, November 2004.
[10] E. Stathatos, P. Lianos, U. L. Stangar, B. Orel, and P. Judeinstein,
“Structural Study of Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Polymer Gels Using
Time-Resolved Fluorescence Probing”, Langmuir, vol. 16, pp. 8672–
8676, June 2000.
[11] J. E. Benedetti, F. S. Freitas, F. C. Fernandes, A. S. Gonçalves, A.
Magalhães, A. F. Nogueira, “Investigation of the Structural Properties of
Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Copolymer as Gel Polymer Electrolyte and
Durability Test in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, Ionics, vol. 21, pp. 1771-
1780, December 2014.
[12] F. Fabregat-Santiago, G. Garcia-Belmonte, I. Mora-Seró, J. Bisquert,
“Characterization of Nanostructured Hybrid and Organic Solar Cells by
Impedance Spectroscopy”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., vol. 13, pp. 9083-
9118, March 2011.
[13] Q. Wang, J.-E. Moser, M. Grätzel, “Electrochemical Impedance
Spectroscopic Analysis of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, J. Phys. Chem.
B, vol. 109, pp. 14945-14953, July 2005.
[14] E. Barsoukov, J. R. Macdonald, “Impedance Spectroscopy Theory,
Experiment, and Applications”, Wiley- Interscience, pp.65, 79, April
2005.
[1] M. Späth, P. M. Sommeling, J. A. M. Van Roosmalen, H. J. P. Smit, N.
P. G. van der Burg, D. R. Mahieu, N. J. Bakker, J. M. Kroon,
“Reproducible Manufacturing of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells on a Semi-
Automated Baseline”, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and
applications, vol. 11, pp. 207-220, February 2003.
[2] F. E. Gálvez, E. Kemppainen, H. Míguez and J. Halme, “Effect of
Diffuse Light Scattering Designs on the Efficiency of Dye Solar Cells:
An Integral Optical and Electrical Description”, J. Phys. Chem. C, vol.
116, pp. 11426-11433, May 2012.
[3] S. Mathew, A. Yella, P. Gao, R. Humphry-Baker, B. F. E. Curchod, N.
Ashari-Astani, I. Tavernelli, U. Rothlisberger, Md. K. Nazeeruddin, M.
Grätzel, “Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with 13% Efficiency Achieved
through the Molecular Engineering of Porphyrin Sensitizers”, Nature
Chemistry, vol. 6, pp. 242-247, February 2014.
[4] J. Goldstein, I; Yakypov, B. Breen, “Development of Large Area
Photovoltaic Dye Cells at 3GSolar”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar
cells, vol. 94, pp/ 638-641, April 2010.
[5] G. R. A. Kumara, S. Kawasaki, P. V. V. Jayaweera, E. V. A. Premalal,
S. Kaneko, “Large Area Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Titanium based
Counter Electrode”, Thin Solid Films, vol. 520, pp. 4119-4121, April
2011.
[6] “Fabrication and Characterization of Interconnected Grip-type Dye-
Sensitized Solar Modules”, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., vol. 7, pp. 11904-
11916, December 2012.
[7] “Design Methods for Large Scale Dye-Sensitized Solar Modules and the
Progress of Stability Research”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Reviews, vol. 14, pp. 3178-3184, June 2010.
[8] E. Stathatos, P. Lianos, A. Surca Vuk, B. Orel, “Optimization of a
Quasi-Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrochemical Solar Cell
Employing a Ureasil/Sulfolane Gel Electrolyte”, Adv. Funct. Mater.,
vol. 14, pp. 45-48, January 2004.
[9] E. Stathatos, “Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposite Materials Prepared by
the Sol-Gel Route as New Ionic Conductors in Quasi Solid State
Electrolytes”, Ionics, vol. 11, pp. 140–145, November 2004.
[10] E. Stathatos, P. Lianos, U. L. Stangar, B. Orel, and P. Judeinstein,
“Structural Study of Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Polymer Gels Using
Time-Resolved Fluorescence Probing”, Langmuir, vol. 16, pp. 8672–
8676, June 2000.
[11] J. E. Benedetti, F. S. Freitas, F. C. Fernandes, A. S. Gonçalves, A.
Magalhães, A. F. Nogueira, “Investigation of the Structural Properties of
Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Copolymer as Gel Polymer Electrolyte and
Durability Test in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, Ionics, vol. 21, pp. 1771-
1780, December 2014.
[12] F. Fabregat-Santiago, G. Garcia-Belmonte, I. Mora-Seró, J. Bisquert,
“Characterization of Nanostructured Hybrid and Organic Solar Cells by
Impedance Spectroscopy”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., vol. 13, pp. 9083-
9118, March 2011.
[13] Q. Wang, J.-E. Moser, M. Grätzel, “Electrochemical Impedance
Spectroscopic Analysis of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, J. Phys. Chem.
B, vol. 109, pp. 14945-14953, July 2005.
[14] E. Barsoukov, J. R. Macdonald, “Impedance Spectroscopy Theory,
Experiment, and Applications”, Wiley- Interscience, pp.65, 79, April
2005.
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quasi-solid state dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were fabricated
through inkjet printing using nanocomposite TiO2 inks as raw
materials and tested under outdoor illumination conditions. The cells,
which can be considered as the structural units of large area modules,
were fully characterized electrically and electrochemically and after
the evaluation of the received results a large area DSSC module was
manufactured. The module design was a sandwich Z-interconnection
where the working electrode is deposited on one conductive glass and
the counter electrode on a second glass. Silver current collective
fingers were printed on the conductive glasses to make the internal
electrical connections and the adjacent cells were connected in series
and finally insulated using a UV curing resin to protect them from the
corrosive (I-/I3-) redox couple of the electrolyte. Finally, outdoor tests
were carried out to the fabricated dye-sensitized solar module and its
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