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Pt Deposition on Anode Enhances the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell with Non-Cross-Linked Gel Electrolyte
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Akashi College of Technology, Akashi, Japan
Akashi College of Technology, Akashi, Japan
- 1 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Akashi College of Technology, Akashi, Japan
- 2 Akashi College of Technology, Akashi, Japan
Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering·Volume 01 (2013)·Pages 16–19·Published 6 November 2013·DOI10.4236/msce.2013.16003
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Abstract
We fabricated dye-sensitized solar cells with non-cross-linked fluorinated gel electrolyte. The application of fluorinated gel to electrolyte is a challenging issue at present. The gelation of the electrolyte is of importance in order to solve the problem in the durability of the cell. We investigated, in this article, the effect of Pt deposition on the anode of the cell. The Pt was deposited by means of a DC sputtering technique. The studies showed that the deposition time strongly af fected both open voltage and short-circuit current of the cell. The adaptive thickness of the Pt layer was determined to be 10 nm for the non-cross-linked fluorinated gel electrolyte cells.
KeywordsRuthenium Ion ComplexDye-Sensitized Solar CellNon-Cross-Linked Fluorinated Gel ElectrolytePt LayerDC Sputtering Deposition
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