A Brief Review on Low-temperature Techniques for Flexible-Dye Sensitized Photovoltaics

Jun Hwan Jang; Kicheon Yoo; Hyeong Cheol Kang; Jae-Joon Lee

doi:10.21218/CPR.2023.11.1.001

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A Brief Review on Low-temperature Techniques for Flexible-Dye Sensitized Photovoltaics 유연 염료감응형 광전지 저온공정법 연구개발 동향

31 March 2023. pp. 1-7

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Abstract

Flexible dye sensitized photovoltaics (f-DSPVs) based on plastic substrates have attracted significant interest due to their light-weight, flexibility, and compatibility with roll-to-roll processing, as well as their potential application to ubiquitous power sources. However, f-DSPVs exhibit inferior power conversion efficiencies (PCE) compared to conventional DSPVs since the fabrication process must be conducted at a low-temperature (≤ 150°C) to prevent thermal damage of the plastic substrates, which generally results in poor interconnection between the TiO₂ nanoparticles. Numerous novel low-temperature manufacturing approaches for flexible photoanode and counter electrode have been developed. In this review, current progress on low temperature strategies for f-DSPVs technology are discussed.

Keywords

Dye-sensitized photovoltaics

Flexible

Low temperature processing

Plastic substrates

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Publisher :Korea Photovoltaic Society
Publisher(Ko) :한국태양광발전학회
Journal Title :Current Photovoltaic Research
Volume : 11
No :1
Pages :1-7
Received Date : 2023-02-02
Revised Date : 2023-03-15
Accepted Date : 2023-03-15
DOI :https://doi.org/10.21218/CPR.2023.11.1.001

Current Photovoltaic Research ISSN:2288-3274(Print) 2508-125X(Online)

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