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Title:
New concepts of nano-crystalline organic photovoltaic devices
 
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Published by: Publication date:
ECN Solar Energy 1997
 
ECN report number: Document type:
ECN-RX--97-060 Article (scientific)
 
Number of pages:
6  

Published in: Paper, presented at the 26th IEEE photovoltaic specialists conference, September 29 - October 3, 1997, Anaheim, California, USA (), , , Vol., p.-.

Abstract:
The working principle of a nano-crystalline dye sensitized solar cell(nc-DSC) of the Graetzel type depends on a working cycle consisting of dye excitation, electron injection into titanium dioxide and fast reduction of the oxidized dye by a redox couple. Continuous stability testing at Solaronix on glass/glass thermoplastic sealed nc-DSC devices, revealed that no significant degradation of the cell working cycle occurred over a period of 10,000 hours of illumination. New design concepts of low and high power applications, introduced conform with market requirements, have resulted in the world's first working nc-DSC plastic cell. A new sealing and interconnection technique is introduced which is suitable for nc-DSC high power applications. 4 figs., 4 refs.


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