Hydrophobic electrolyte pastes for highly durable dye-sensitized solar cells

Tzu-Chien Wei; Han-Hsu Chen; Ya-Huei Chang; Shien Ping Feng

doi:10.1149/2.057404jes

Hydrophobic electrolyte pastes for highly durable dye-sensitized solar cells

Tzu-Chien Wei, Han-Hsu Chen, Ya-Huei Chang, Shien Ping Feng

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In this study, we report a simple but efficient way to improve the thermal stability of a dye-sensitized solar cell by adding a small amount of commercial silica nano-powders in a non-volatile electrolyte system. The paste-like electrolyte not only shows better water repellence because of the hydrophobicity of silica powder but also allows film casting for replacing conventional injection process. Compared with the device using liquid type electrolyte or paste-like electrolyte using hydrophilic nano-powders, the device using hydrophobic paste shows superior thermal stability without costly sealing and extra encapsulation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	H214-H219
Journal	Journal of the Electrochemical Society
Volume	161
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1149/2.057404jes
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes

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