Title of article
2-Ethyl-1-hexanol based screen-printed titania thin films for dye-sensitized solar cells
Author/Authors
D.S. Tsoukleris a، نويسنده , , I.M. Arabatzis، نويسنده , , E. Chatzivasiloglou a، نويسنده , , A.I. Kontos a، نويسنده , , V. Belessi a، نويسنده , , M.C. Bernard b، نويسنده , , P. Falaras، نويسنده , , *، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
Pages
9
From page
422
To page
430
Abstract
Nanocrystalline titania thin films were prepared by screen printing in order to efficiently control and optimize the
main step of the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) fabrication process. Different compositions of nanocrystalline titanium
dioxide screen-printing pastes are described, based on 2-ethyl-1-hexanol solvent and commercial Degussa P25
TiO2. The rheological properties of the prepared pastes are presented as the crucial parameter of the deposition procedure.
The produced titania thin films are extensively characterized by means of spectroscopy (Raman, XRD) and
microscopy (SEM, AFM). The performance (induced photon-to-current efficiency—IPCE% and overall energy conversion
efficiency—g%) of the corresponding DSSCs is also reported.
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Keywords
TiO2 thin films , Screen printing , Dye-sensitized solar cells
Journal title
Solar Energy
Serial Year
2005
Journal title
Solar Energy
Record number
939535
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