DOI: 10.1063/1.3054160. Integrated dye-sensitized solar cell module with conversion efficiency of 8.2%

Integrated dye-sensitized solar cell module with conversion efficiency of 8.2%

10.1063/1.3054160

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Abstract

We investigated an integrated dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) module composed of a number of rectangular cells connected in series. Because neighboring cells are processed in reverse, the module is known as the W-contact module. It achieves a high active area of 85% by eliminating the interconnection between neighboring cells. By adjusting the transmittance of the Pt-coated counterelectrode, the TiO2 thickness, and the composition of the electrolyte, we achieved an overall energy conversion efficiency of 8.2% (aperture area of 25.45 cm2) as measured by a public test center under AM 1.5 irradiation. This sets a record for the confirmed efficiency of a DSC submodule.

Bibliography

Han, L., Fukui, A., Chiba, Y., Islam, A., Komiya, R., Fuke, N., Koide, N., Yamanaka, R., & Shimizu, M. (2009). Integrated dye-sensitized solar cell module with conversion efficiency of 8.2%. Applied Physics Letters, 94(1).

Authors 9

Liyuan Han (first)
Atsushi Fukui (additional)
Yasuo Chiba (additional)
Ashraful Islam (additional)
Ryoichi Komiya (additional)
Nobuhiro Fuke (additional)
Naoki Koide (additional)
Ryohsuke Yamanaka (additional)
Masafumi Shimizu (additional)

References 10 Referenced 104

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Dates

Type	When
Created	16 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 9, 2009, 9:17 a.m.)
Deposited	2 years, 2 months ago (July 2, 2023, 5:08 p.m.)
Indexed	1 month ago (July 30, 2025, 6:51 a.m.)
Issued	16 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 5, 2009)
Published	16 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 5, 2009)
Published Online	16 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 8, 2009)
Published Print	16 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 5, 2009)

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BibTeX

@article{Han_2009, title={Integrated dye-sensitized solar cell module with conversion efficiency of 8.2%}, volume={94}, ISSN={1077-3118}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3054160}, DOI={10.1063/1.3054160}, number={1}, journal={Applied Physics Letters}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Han, Liyuan and Fukui, Atsushi and Chiba, Yasuo and Islam, Ashraful and Komiya, Ryoichi and Fuke, Nobuhiro and Koide, Naoki and Yamanaka, Ryohsuke and Shimizu, Masafumi}, year={2009}, month=jan }

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