Abstract:
A dye-sensitized solar cell and a manufacturing method thereof are provided to enhance distribution property and adsorption property of a dye by using a binder through the chemical reforming of natural plant oil and a fatty acid. A dye-sensitized solar cell is made up of a counter electrode which includes a light transparence substance(10), a conductive light transparence layer(20) and a platinum layer(30), a photoelectrode and an electrolyte solution(50). A mixture layer is composed of a transition metal oxide(40) and a natural binder. Wherein, the natural binder is formed out of one selected from a group consisting of a fatty acid modified epoxy acrylate, acrylated epoxidized soybean oil and maleated acrylated epoxidized soybean oil.
Abstract:
A dye-sensitized solar cell using a copolymer binder including a hydroxy group and a carboxyl group and a manufacturing method thereof are provided to increase an open circuit voltage and short circuit current by using the copolymer. A relative electrode includes a light-transmitting material(10), a conductive light-transmitting layer(20), and a platinum layer(30). An optical electrode includes a copolymer binder comprising a hydroxy group and a carboxyl group, a mixture layer comprising a transition metal oxide, and a conductive light-transmitting layer. An electrolyte solution(50) is positioned between the relative electrode and the optical electrode. The copolymer binder comprising the hydroxy group and the carboxyl group is composed of a styrene-based monomer comprising a vinyl group, an acrylate-based monomer comprising the hydroxy group, and a methacrylic acid-based monomer including the carboxyl group.
Abstract:
A dye-sensitized solar cell containing glass powder and its manufacturing method are provided to increase an energy conversion rate of the solar cell by improving a dispersion characteristic of light. An opposite electrode has a conductive transparent layer(20) and a platinum layer(30) which are deposited on a transparent material(10). An optical electrode has a conductive transparent layer and a mixture layer of transition metal oxide and glass powder(50). An electrolyte solution(70) is disposed between the opposite electrode and the optical electrode. The mixture layer of the optical electrode contains 0.01 to 20 wt % of the glass powder. The glass powder is obtained by grinding any one of sodalime glass and quartz glass.
Abstract:
A dye-sensitized solar cell containing fluorescent material and a method for manufacturing the same are provided to enhance energy conversion efficiency by using an emitting characteristic of a fluorescent material in a visible light zone. A counter-electrode(10) includes a light transmitting layer for depositing an FTO(Fluorine-doped tin oxide) thin film on a transparent glass substrate and a catalytic layer for depositing platinum on the FTP thin film. An optical electrode(20) includes a light transmitting layer for depositing the FTO thin film on the transparent glass substrate. The optical electrode is coated with a mixture of a fluorescent material(25) including a single component or two or more complex components selected from a tungstate, a silicate, and a borate, and a transition metal oxide including a titanium dioxide in order to adsorb a dye. A gap between the counter-electrode and the optical electrode is sealed with an adhesive film(30).
Abstract:
A dye-sensitive solar cell containing a fluorescent material and a method for manufacturing the solar cell are provided to improve an energy conversion efficiency by using a light emitting property of the fluorescent material at a visual ray region. A dye-sensitive solar cell includes a counter electrode(10) and an optical electrode(20). The counter electrode includes a transmissive layer and a catalyst layer. The transmissive layer is formed by depositing an FTO(Fluorine-doped Tin Oxide) film on a transparent glass substrate. The catalyst layer is formed by depositing a platinum layer on the FTO film. The optical electrode includes the transmissive layer. The optical electrode is coated with a mixture of a transition metal oxide containing TiO2 and a fluorescent material(25). A dye is absorbed by the optical electrode(26). An adhesive film(30) seals a space between the counter electrode and the optical electrode. An electrolyte material is filled in the space.