KR101220452B1 - Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Having Reinforced Stability - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a dye-sensitized solar cell with improved durability, the dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention comprises a pair of plate-shaped electrodes spaced apart from each other; An encapsulant for sealing the periphery of the pair of plate-shaped electrodes; A space filled with the electrolyte formed by the pair of plate-shaped electrodes and the encapsulant; It further comprises a separate space in which the electrolyte formed by extending from any part of the space filled with the electrolyte is not completely filled. The dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention prevents leakage of electrolyte due to a gap generated by excessive pressure acting on the electrode or encapsulant surrounding the electrolyte as the volume of the electrolyte inside is changed by the temperature change. Significantly improve durability.
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The present invention relates to a dye-sensitized solar cell having improved durability, and more particularly, to a dye-sensitized solar cell structurally improving the durability problem caused by the expansion of an electrolyte solution supported between electrodes.
Dye-sensitized solar cells, unlike conventional silicon solar cells by pn junctions, are photosensitive dye molecules capable of absorbing visible light and generating electron-hole pairs, and transferring the generated electrons. It is a photoelectrochemical solar cell whose main component is a transition metal oxide and an electrolyte for transporting positive / negative electrons.
Representative examples of dye-sensitized solar cells known to date have been published by Gratzel et al. (USP 4927721, USP 5350644). The dye-sensitized solar cell made by Gratzel et al. Is composed of a semiconductor electrode made of nanoparticle titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) coated with dye molecules, a counter electrode coated with platinum or carbon, and an electrolyte solution filled therebetween. This photochemical cell has been attracting attention due to the low manufacturing cost per power compared to the conventional silicon solar cell.
The principle of operation of dye-sensitized solar cells is that dyes excited by sunlight inject electrons into the conduction band of nanoparticle titanium dioxide. The injected electrons pass through the nanoparticle titanium dioxide to reach the conductive substrate and are transferred to the external circuit. The electrons returned after electrical work to the external circuit are injected into titanium dioxide by the electron transfer role of the oxidation / reduction electrolyte through the counter electrode (platinum or carbon electrode) to reduce dyes that lack electrons. The operation is complete.
In general, in a dye-sensitized solar cell, a liquid electrolyte is generally used, and the efficiency of the solar cell can be improved by smooth movement of ions in the liquid. However, when leakage occurs, there is a problem of durability that greatly decreases the efficiency. Although various types of electrolytes in the form of solids or gels have been proposed, such solid electrolytes have yet to have low mobility of ions than liquid electrolytes, which has been a factor in lowering the efficiency of the entire solar cell.
1 shows a cross-sectional view of a conventional dye-sensitized
In the above configuration, since the material constituting the electrode and the encapsulant, and the liquid filling therein usually have different coefficients of thermal expansion, the dye-sensitized solar cell thus constructed has a high temperature change environment, for example, Placed in large areas of day and night crossovers, such as deserts, repeatedly under intense stress, which can cause electrolyte leakage. Electrolyte leakage causes serious damage to the durability of dye-sensitized solar cells.
Therefore, the inventors of the present invention while researching a method that can improve the durability problem of the dye-sensitized solar cell, in the dye-sensitized solar cell, the electrode surrounding the electrolyte due to the volume expansion of the liquid or gel-like electrolyte or The problem of durability can be solved if the structural improvement is made to form an empty space in which the electrolyte is not completely filled by integrally expanding from a part of the space filled with the electrolyte so as to disperse the excessive pressure acting on the encapsulant. This invention was completed.
The technical problem of the present invention is to provide a dye-sensitized solar cell that improves durability through structural improvements.
In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention
A pair of plate-shaped electrodes spaced apart from each other;
An encapsulant for sealing the periphery of the pair of plate-shaped electrodes; And
A space filled with the electrolyte formed by the pair of plate-shaped electrodes and the encapsulant,
It provides a dye-sensitized solar cell further comprises a separate space in which the electrolyte formed extending from any portion of the space filled with the electrolyte is not completely filled.
In the dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention, the space in which the electrolyte is not completely filled is formed by enlarging a portion of the periphery of the pair of plate-shaped electrodes to the outside.
The dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention may further include an electrolyte injection hole for injecting an electrolyte into an empty space formed between the pair of plate-shaped electrodes, and the electrolyte injection hole is provided in any one of the pair of plate-shaped electrodes. Can be.
In the dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention, the space in which the electrolyte is not completely filled is formed by extending the width of the electrolyte injection hole in contact with the space in which the electrolyte is filled.
In the dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention, the volume (C) of the separate space in which the electrolyte is not completely filled is preferably satisfied by the following equation, and more specifically, the volume (C) is not filled by the electrolyte at room temperature. , Is the volume of empty space where the temperature may rise and the electrolyte may be filled as the electrolyte expands:
Equation 1
C > aTV
Where V is the electrolyte volume at room temperature,
T is the difference between the maximum temperature and the minimum temperature of the last three years of the place where the dye-sensitized solar cell is installed,
a is the average coefficient of thermal expansion of the electrolyte between the corresponding maximum and minimum temperatures.
In the dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention, the space where the electrolyte is not completely filled is preferably larger than the average distance between the electrodes.
In the dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention, it is preferable that the pair of plate-shaped electrodes are transparent electrodes, and the nano-semiconductor particle oxide layer whose surface is covered with dye molecules is fixed to one of the pair of plate-shaped electrodes. .
The dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention is a problem of the conventional dye-sensitized solar cell by the excessive pressure acting on the electrode or the encapsulant surrounding the electrolyte as the volume of the electrolyte is changed by the temperature change. The resulting gap prevents electrolyte leakage that can cause durability problems, significantly improving durability.
In addition, the dye-sensitized solar cell with improved durability can be more effective when installed in an environment with extreme temperature changes, such as a desert.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.
2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a dye-sensitized solar cell according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2, the dye-sensitized
The pair of plate-
The catalyst layer of the counter electrode is disposed to face the nano semiconductor particle oxide layer of the semiconductor electrode.
In the dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention, the
The
In addition, the
The
Equation 1
C > aTV
Where V is the electrolyte volume at room temperature,
T is the difference between the maximum temperature and the minimum temperature of the last three years of the place where the dye-sensitized solar cell is installed,
a is the average coefficient of thermal expansion of the electrolyte between the corresponding maximum and minimum temperatures.
In addition, the
The dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention includes a
Here, an iodine-based redox electrolyte or a gel polymer electrolyte dissolved in an organic solvent may be used as the electrolyte solution. Specific examples of the iodine-based redox electrolyte include 3-methion of 1,2-dimethyl-3-octyl-imidazolium iodide (1,2-dimethyl-3-octyl-imidazolium iodide) and I 2 (iodine). ethoxy-propionitrile (3-methoxypropionitrile) was dissolved in I 3 - / I - in which the electrolyte solution can be provided, and the liquid solvent 3-methoxy-propionitrile instead of polyvinylidene fluoride (poly (vinylidene fluoride for ): PVDF) polymer or copolymer thereof is dissolved in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) or 3-methoxypropionitrile (MP) solvent Gel polymer electrolytes may also be used, but are not limited thereto.
The electrolyte is filled through the
Meanwhile, the
3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a dye-sensitized solar cell according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 3, the dye-sensitized
The pair of plate-shaped
The catalyst layer of the counter electrode is disposed to face the nano semiconductor particle oxide layer of the semiconductor electrode.
The dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention has an
It has an
It is preferable that the volume C of the
Equation 1
C > aTV
Where V is the electrolyte volume at room temperature,
T is the difference between the maximum temperature and the minimum temperature of the last three years of the place where the dye-sensitized solar cell is installed,
a is the average coefficient of thermal expansion of the electrolyte between the corresponding maximum and minimum temperatures.
As the electrolyte solution filled through the
1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a dye-sensitized solar cell according to the prior art.
2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a dye-sensitized solar cell according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a dye-sensitized solar cell according to another embodiment of the present invention.
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