TY - GEN
T1 - Quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells using ZnO photoelectrodes fabricated by a liquid process
AU - Hosokawa, Morio
AU - Fujihara, Shinobu
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PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - 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.
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
KW - Long-term durability
KW - Polymer gel electrolyte
KW - Zinc oxide
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U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.485.161
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.485.161
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79960586791
SN - 9783037851821
T3 - Key Engineering Materials
SP - 161
EP - 164
BT - Electroceramics in Japan XIV
PB - Trans Tech Publications Ltd
ER -