A Novel Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Structure Based on Metal Photoanode without FTO/ITO
Traditional dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) use FTO/ITO containing expensive rare elements as electrodes, which are difficult to meet the requirements of flexibility. A new type of flexible DSSC structure with all-metal electrodes without rare elements is proposed in this paper. Firstly, a light-r...
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| author | Jianjun Yang Xiaobao Yu Yaxin Li Guilin Cheng Zichuan Yi Zhi Zhang Feng Chi Liming Liu |
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| description | Traditional dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) use FTO/ITO containing expensive rare elements as electrodes, which are difficult to meet the requirements of flexibility. A new type of flexible DSSC structure with all-metal electrodes without rare elements is proposed in this paper. Firstly, a light-receiving layer was prepared outside the metal photoanode with small holes to realize the continuous oxidation-reduction reaction in the electrolyte; Secondly, the processing technology of the porous titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>) film was analyzed. By testing the J–V characteristics, it was found that the performance is better when the heating rate is slow. Finally, the effects of different electrode material combinations were compared through experiments. Our results imply that in the case of all stainless-steel electrodes, the open-circuit voltage can reach 0.73 V, and in the case of a titanium photoanode, the photoelectric conversion efficiency can reach 3.86%. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c971ada34ad7412fb9bc42e269e610942023-11-23T14:45:19ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2022-01-0113112210.3390/mi13010122A Novel Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Structure Based on Metal Photoanode without FTO/ITOJianjun Yang0Xiaobao Yu1Yaxin Li2Guilin Cheng3Zichuan Yi4Zhi Zhang5Feng Chi6Liming Liu7College of Electron and Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan Institute, Zhongshan 528402, ChinaSchool of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, ChinaSchool of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, ChinaSchool of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, ChinaCollege of Electron and Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan Institute, Zhongshan 528402, ChinaCollege of Electron and Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan Institute, Zhongshan 528402, ChinaCollege of Electron and Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan Institute, Zhongshan 528402, ChinaCollege of Electron and Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan Institute, Zhongshan 528402, ChinaTraditional dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) use FTO/ITO containing expensive rare elements as electrodes, which are difficult to meet the requirements of flexibility. A new type of flexible DSSC structure with all-metal electrodes without rare elements is proposed in this paper. Firstly, a light-receiving layer was prepared outside the metal photoanode with small holes to realize the continuous oxidation-reduction reaction in the electrolyte; Secondly, the processing technology of the porous titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>) film was analyzed. By testing the J–V characteristics, it was found that the performance is better when the heating rate is slow. Finally, the effects of different electrode material combinations were compared through experiments. Our results imply that in the case of all stainless-steel electrodes, the open-circuit voltage can reach 0.73 V, and in the case of a titanium photoanode, the photoelectric conversion efficiency can reach 3.86%.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/1/122DSSCstainless steeltitaniumtitanium dioxidemetal photoanode |
| spellingShingle | Jianjun Yang Xiaobao Yu Yaxin Li Guilin Cheng Zichuan Yi Zhi Zhang Feng Chi Liming Liu A Novel Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Structure Based on Metal Photoanode without FTO/ITO Micromachines DSSC stainless steel titanium titanium dioxide metal photoanode |
| title | A Novel Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Structure Based on Metal Photoanode without FTO/ITO |
| title_full | A Novel Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Structure Based on Metal Photoanode without FTO/ITO |
| title_fullStr | A Novel Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Structure Based on Metal Photoanode without FTO/ITO |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Novel Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Structure Based on Metal Photoanode without FTO/ITO |
| title_short | A Novel Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Structure Based on Metal Photoanode without FTO/ITO |
| title_sort | novel dye sensitized solar cell structure based on metal photoanode without fto ito |
| topic | DSSC stainless steel titanium titanium dioxide metal photoanode |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/1/122 |
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