Abstract
Nanostructured ZnO films for use in dye-sensitized solar cells were fabricated by utilizing a chemical bath deposition process and a newly developed liquid-liquid process. Layered zinc hydroxides were first deposited on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO)-coated substrates and then heated at 450 °C in air to obtain ZnO. Cells were constructed by employing a quasi-solid-state polymer gel electrolyte. The performance of the cells with the ZnO films from the different deposition processes was compared and discussed in terms of the microstructure. Light-to-electricity conversion efficiency reached 2% in all the cells under full sunlight. The cells were kept for 500 h at room temperature, revealing that they maintained 90% of their initial performance.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Key Engineering Materials |
| Pages | 161-164 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Volume | 485 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Event | 30th Electronics Division Meeting of the Ceramic Society of Japan - Tokyo, Japan Duration: 2010 Oct 29 → 2010 Oct 30 |
Publication series
| Name | Key Engineering Materials |
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| Volume | 485 |
| ISSN (Print) | 10139826 |
Other
| Other | 30th Electronics Division Meeting of the Ceramic Society of Japan |
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| Country | Japan |
| City | Tokyo |
| Period | 10/10/29 → 10/10/30 |
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Keywords
- Dye-sensitized solar cell
- Long-term durability
- Polymer gel electrolyte
- Zinc oxide
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
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Quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells using ZnO photoelectrodes fabricated by a liquid process. / Hosokawa, Morio; Fujihara, Shinobu.
Key Engineering Materials. Vol. 485 2011. p. 161-164 (Key Engineering Materials; Vol. 485).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AB - Nanostructured ZnO films for use in dye-sensitized solar cells were fabricated by utilizing a chemical bath deposition process and a newly developed liquid-liquid process. Layered zinc hydroxides were first deposited on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO)-coated substrates and then heated at 450 °C in air to obtain ZnO. Cells were constructed by employing a quasi-solid-state polymer gel electrolyte. The performance of the cells with the ZnO films from the different deposition processes was compared and discussed in terms of the microstructure. Light-to-electricity conversion efficiency reached 2% in all the cells under full sunlight. The cells were kept for 500 h at room temperature, revealing that they maintained 90% of their initial performance.
KW - Dye-sensitized solar cell
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