Development of a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell with a Carbon Counter Electrode Formed by Screen-Printing

2011 ◽  
Vol 485 ◽  
pp. 157-160
Author(s):  
Tatsunori Kakuda ◽  
Takashi Terasawa ◽  
Tomoaki Futakuchi
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Screen Printing ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Carbon Nanofiber ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Carbon Electrodes ◽  
Carbon Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Screen Printed Carbon Electrode

In this study, we attempted to develop a low-cost dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) by substituting a screen-printed carbon electrode for the conventional platinum counter electrode. Carbon electrodes were formed from mixtures of activated carbon, carbon nanofiber, carbon black, and a resin. The best carbon electrode conversion efficiency obtained was approximately 90% that of a platinum-based electrode.

Amorphous carbon as a flexible counter electrode for low cost and efficient dye sensitized solar cell

2012 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 383-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ganapathy Veerappan ◽  
Karunagaran Bojan ◽  
Shi-Woo Rhee
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Amorphous Carbon ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Dye Sensitized

scholarly journals Preparation of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) Using TiO2 and Mahkota Dewa Fruit (Phaleria Macrocarpa (Scheff) Boerl.) Extract

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-49
Author(s):  
Noor Hindryawati ◽  
Irfan Ashari Hiyahara ◽  
Herdian Saputra ◽  
M. Syaiful Arief ◽  
Gaanty Pragas Maniam
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Storage Time ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Tio2 Layer ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Maximum Current ◽  
Phaleria Macrocarpa

A dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is a low-cost solar cell with attractive features. DSCC contains of photoelectrode, dye, electrolyte, and counter electrode with photoelectrochemical system. The aim of this research is to determine the percent efficiency produced by DSSC from the Mahkota Dewa extract. This was carried out in various stages, namely sample preparation and extraction, DSSC assembly, TiO2 characterization using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and testing its current and voltage. The results showed that the maximum wavelength of the Mahkota Dewa extract dye test using a UV-Vis spectrophotometer was 554 nm with an absorbance of 0.163, which was believed to be the wavelength of flavonoid and anthocyanin compounds. Based on the characterization results, surface morphology was spherical and agglomerated. However, after being soaked in the dye, the surface morphology of the TiO2 layer did not appear spherical on the surface that was expected to have been covered by the dye. The measurement using sunlight sources showed that the maximum current and voltage of DSSC with a concentration of 30% w/v was 21.8x10-4A and 58.86 V with an efficiency of 22.43x10-3 %. In addition, there was a 0.482% decrease in DSSC efficiency based on the storage time which lasted for a period of 6 days.

Low-cost electrospun WC/C composite nanofiber as a powerful platinum-free counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cell

Nano Energy ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 392-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inyoung Jeong ◽  
Jaehyuk Lee ◽  
K.L. Vincent Joseph ◽  
Hyung Ik Lee ◽  
Jin Kon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Composite Nanofiber

Efficient monolithic solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell with a low-cost mesoscopic carbon based screen printable counter electrode

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 628-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mi Xu ◽  
Guanghui Liu ◽  
Xiong Li ◽  
Heng Wang ◽  
Yaoguang Rong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Carbon Based
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