 | Clean Technology 2008
Bio Energy, Renewables, Green Building, Smart Grid, Storage, and Water
Chapter 2: Renewables: Photovoltaics, Wind & Geothermal |
| | Thin nanostructured solar cells on metal sheets | | Authors: | M. Toivola, K. Miettunen, J. Halme, P. Lund | | Affilation: | Helsinki University of Technology, FI | | Pages: | 96 - 99 | | Keywords: | dye-sensitized solar cell, steel substrate, flexible | | Abstract: | We have studied direct integration of nanostructured, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) on industrial sheet metals, used e.g. as building materials. To demonstrate an all-flexible, roll-to-roll producable and mechanically stable DSC, counter electrodes made of platinized ITO-PET plastic foils and solidified iodine electrolyte were employed in the cells. Total power conversion efficiency of 3.7 % was obtained with a DSC consisting of a stainless steel photoelectrode, Pt-plastic counter electrode, and gel electrolyte (for a reference, 4.3 % and 4.7 % with a Pt-glass counter electrode and gel and liquid electrolytes, respectively). The simple manufacturing process of the cells and the flexible, low-cost steel substrate show potential for cost-efficient, high throughput mass production of the DSC. |  | This paper is available to CTSI members in PDF© format. | | ISBN: | 1-4200-8502-0 |
| Pages: | 724 |
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