KR20130053582A - Dye-sensitized solar cell using the substrate having functional coating layer - Google Patents
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Abstract
A dye-sensitized solar cell using a substrate having a functional coating layer made of a material having conductivity and corrosion resistance to an electrolyte is disclosed.
A dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention includes a first substrate comprising a metal substrate and a functional coating layer made of a material having conductivity and corrosion resistance to an electrolyte; A second substrate facing the first substrate; A semiconductor oxide electrode disposed on the functional coating layer; A counter electrode disposed on the second substrate so as to face the semiconductor oxide electrode; And an electrolyte layer interposed between the semiconductor oxide electrode and the counter electrode.
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The present invention relates to a dye-sensitized solar cell, and more particularly to a dye-sensitized solar cell using a substrate having a functional coating layer.
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) mainly consist of dye molecules capable of absorbing visible light to produce electron-hole pairs, and transition metal oxides that deliver the generated electrons. It is a photoelectrochemical solar cell made of a material.
In general, a dye-sensitized solar cell is a porous transition metal oxide layer adsorbed by a dye adsorbing light between two glass substrates facing each other, a catalyst thin film electrode facing the transition metal oxide layer, and between them It consists of an electrolyte interposed on.
Among the components of the above-described dye-sensitized solar cell, the glass substrate is coated with a conductive transparent electrode on its surface. Fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) is mainly used as the conductive transparent electrode because FTO has the lowest reactivity with the electrolyte and is stable even for long time use.
However, FTO-coated glass substrates are relatively expensive, accounting for 60% of the total cost of solar cells, have a relatively high resistance of 10 to 15? / Cm 2, and are fragile. In addition, it is difficult to introduce a flexible dye-sensitized solar cell due to its non-bending characteristic.
A related prior art is Korean Patent No. 10-0786334 (published on Dec. 17, 2007), which discloses a glass substrate on which an FTO thin film is deposited. In recent years, flexible dye-sensitized solar cells have attracted attention, and researches thereof have been actively conducted.
An object of the present invention is to provide a dye-sensitized solar cell that can improve the efficiency of the battery using a substrate having a functional coating layer capable of improving the conductivity and corrosion resistance to the substrate.
Dye-sensitized solar cell according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a first substrate comprising a metal substrate and a functional coating layer made of a material having conductivity and corrosion resistance to the electrolyte; A second substrate facing the first substrate; A semiconductor oxide electrode disposed on the functional coating layer; A counter electrode disposed on the second substrate so as to face the semiconductor oxide electrode; And an electrolyte layer interposed between the semiconductor oxide electrode and the counter electrode.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the substrate of the upper electrode structure is provided with a functional coating layer made of a material having conductivity and corrosion resistance to the electrolyte to improve the conductivity of the substrate and prevent corrosion by the electrolyte efficiency of the dye-sensitized solar cell Can improve.
1 is a cross-sectional view showing a dye-sensitized solar cell according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, a dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and how to accomplish them, will become apparent by reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in various forms, and only the present embodiments are intended to complete the disclosure of the present invention, and the general knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the present invention is defined only by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.
1 is a cross-sectional view showing a dye-sensitized solar cell according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 1, a dye-sensitized
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In addition, the SUS substrate is competitive in price, easy to purchase, and easily bent. In addition, as shown in Table 1 below has a high conductivity compared to the FTO coated glass, and has the advantage of maintaining a high conductivity even after heating to a high temperature.
However, SUS substrate I (iodine) and I - (iodide anion) susceptible to corrosion because there is a limit to sufficiently inhibit the corrosion caused by the electrolyte and for the required complement of this, as will be described later.
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For example, the transparent polymer film may be polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate (PC), polyethersulphone (PES), and polyimide (PEN). Polyimide; PI) may be formed to include one or more. The transparent electrode may be disposed on a surface in contact with the
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Hereinafter, battery efficiency according to the thickness of the functional coating layer and the conductivity according to the application of the functional coating layer were evaluated.
<Evaluation of Battery Efficiency According to Thickness of Functional Coating Layer>
Table 2 below shows the voltage-current density measurement results of the dye-sensitized solar cell device according to the thickness of the functional coating layer formed on the SUS substrate. Ti was used as the functional coating layer, and the thicknesses of the used Ti were 100 nm, 500 nm, and 1000 nm. The other structure was formed similarly to the normal dye-sensitized solar cell.
Here, Jsc is a short circuit current (short-circuit current), Voc is an open-circuit voltage, FF is a fill factor (fill factor).
Referring to Table 2, under the same conditions, when the thickness of Ti increased from 100 nm to 500 nm, the efficiency increased significantly from 6.8% to 7.4%. , When the thickness of Ti is 500nm it was confirmed that the efficiency is the maximum.
Through this, it was found that the functional coating layer to which Ti is applied is preferably formed at a thickness of 500 nm in terms of battery efficiency and manufacturing cost.
<Evaluation of Conductivity by Application of Functional Coating Layer>
Table 3 below shows the conductivity measurement results of the conventional FTO coated glass substrate and the SUS substrate on which the functional coating layer is formed. Ti was used as the functional coating layer, and the thickness of Ti used was 500 nm. The thickness of the FTO used is 500 nm. The other configuration was formed in the same manner as a conventional dye-sensitized solar cell, and the device was manufactured in a size of 2.0 × 3.5 cm 2.
Referring to Table 3, it was confirmed that the conductivity of the Ti-coated SUS substrate is 5.35 × 10 -3 is superior to the FTO coated glass substrate having a conductivity of 1.03 × 10. As a result, it was found that the use of a Ti-coated SUS substrate is preferable to the use of an FTO-coated glass substrate in terms of improving conductivity.
Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. These changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be determined by the following claims.
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140: upper electrode structure 150: counter electrode
160: lower electrode structure 170: sealing member
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A second substrate facing the first substrate;
A semiconductor oxide electrode disposed on the functional coating layer;
A counter electrode disposed on the second substrate so as to face the semiconductor oxide electrode; And
Dye-sensitized solar cell comprising a; electrolyte layer interposed between the semiconductor oxide electrode and the counter electrode.
The functional coating layer
Dye-sensitized solar cell, characterized in that formed of a material containing at least one of titanium, chromium, zirconium and silicon.
The functional coating layer
Dye-sensitized solar cell, characterized in that formed of at least one of alloys, oxides, carbides and nitrides containing at least one of titanium, chromium, zirconium and silicon.
The functional coating layer
Dye-sensitized solar cell, characterized in that formed in a thickness of 20nm to 2000nm range.
The metal substrate
Dye-sensitized solar cell, characterized in that formed of a material containing at least one of stainless steel, iron, titanium, aluminum and nickel.
The second substrate is a dye-sensitized solar cell, characterized in that having transparency.
The second substrate is a dye-sensitized solar cell, characterized in that formed of a transparent polymer film coated with a transparent electrode.
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