Completely Transparent Conducting Oxide-Free and Flexible Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Fabricated on Plastic Substrates

ACS Nano ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 3760-3771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kicheon Yoo ◽  
Jae-Yup Kim ◽  
Jin Ah Lee ◽  
Jin Soo Kim ◽  
Doh-Kwon Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Transparent Conducting Oxide ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Plastic Substrates ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Transparent Conducting ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Transparent Conducting Oxide-Free Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based Solely on Flexible Foils

2012 ◽  
Vol 51 (28) ◽  
pp. 9700-9703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caio Bonilha ◽  
João E. Benedetti ◽  
Ana F. Nogueira ◽  
Agnaldo de Souza Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Transparent Conducting Oxide ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Transparent Conducting ◽  
Flexible Foils ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

scholarly journals ZnO-Nanorod Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: New Structure without a Transparent Conducting Oxide Layer

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Hong Lai ◽  
Auttasit Tubtimtae ◽  
Ming-Way Lee ◽  
Gou-Jen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Transparent Conducting Oxide ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Zno Nanorod ◽  
Zno Film ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Transparent Conducting ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Conventional nanorod-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are fabricated by growing nanorods on top of a transparent conducting oxide (TCO, typically fluorine-doped tin oxide—FTO). The heterogeneous interface between the nanorod and TCO forms a source for carrier scattering. This work reports on a new DSSC architecture without a TCO layer. The TCO-less structure consists of ZnO nanorods grown on top of a ZnO film. The ZnO film replaced FTO as the TCO layer and the ZnO nanorods served as the photoanode. The ZnO nanorod/film structure was grown by two methods: (1) one-step chemical vapor deposition (CVD) (2) two-step chemical bath deposition (CBD). The thicknesses of the nanorods/film grown by CVD is more uniform than that by CBD. We demonstrate that the TCO-less DSSC structure can operate properly as solar cells. The new DSSCs yield the best short-current density of 3.96 mA/ and a power conversion efficiency of 0.73% under 85 mW/ of simulated solar illumination. The open-circuit voltage of 0.80 V is markedly higher than that from conventional ZnO DSSCs.

scholarly journals Metal Nanoparticles and Carbon-Based Nanostructures as Advanced Materials for Cathode Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pietro Calandra ◽  
Giuseppe Calogero ◽  
Alessandro Sinopoli ◽  
Pietro Giuseppe Gucciardi
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Metal Nanoparticles ◽  
Catalytic Properties ◽  
Transparent Conducting Oxide ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
Nanostructured Carbon ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Transparent Conducting ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

We review the most advanced methods for the fabrication of cathodes for dye-sensitized solar cells employing nanostructured materials. The attention is focused on metal nanoparticles and nanostructured carbon, among which nanotubes and graphene, whose good catalytic properties make them ideal for the development of counter electrode substrates, transparent conducting oxide, and advanced catalyst materials.

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