Comparative analysis of various photoelectrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Kwan Woo Ko, Jae Hyoung Park, Hye Jin Song, Sungjun Hong, Yongseok Jun, Soon Gil Yoon, Young Sik Hong, Chi Hwan Han

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Abstract

We prepared nanopastes containing various additives such as acetylene black (AB paste), 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid (NSA paste) and SiO2 particles (SO paste), and these nanopastes were employed in preparation of photoelectrodes for dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Photoelectrodes of AB, NSA and SO paste have characteristics of large pore size, superior interconnection among particles, and scattering due to spherical particle shape, respectively. Photovoltaic parameters of cells formed from the pastes were compared with cell formed from the paste without additive. Among the pastes, AB paste exhibited the best cell efficiency improvement of 9.647%. NSA paste also exhibited considerable cell efficiency improvement without much deleterious impact on transparency. The advantages and disadvantages of each nanopastes were analysed for the commercialization of DSSCs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9228-9233
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Volume15
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Nov 1
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Dye-sensitized solar cell
  • Efficiency improvement
  • Hazeness
  • Nanopaste
  • Photoelectrode

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • General Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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