Interferometric study of microchamber in large area dye solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 246-254

  Dominici, Lorenzo ^a,b,c   Roiati, Vittoria ^a,c   Michelotti, Francesco ^b   Brown, Thomas M ^a   Reale, Andrea ^a   Di Carlo, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dye solar cells; Glass bending; Refractive index; Scanning interferometry; Thin films

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE GLASS; DYE SOLAR CELLS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROLYTE LAYERS; EXTERNAL REFLECTION; LARGE AREA DEVICES; MASS PRODUCTION; OPTICAL INTERFEROMETRY;

BENDING (FORMING); ELECTROLYTES; GLASS; MICROCHANNELS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

INTERFEROMETRY;

ABSORPTION; BIOFILM; DYE; ELECTROKINESIS; FILTER; FUEL CELL; INDEX METHOD; INTERFEROMETRY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84880577315     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.05.013     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Andrade L., Sousa J., Ribeiro H.A., Mendes A. Phenomenological modeling of dye-sensitized solar cells under transient conditions. Sol. Energy 2011, 85:781-793.
2. Arakawa H., Yamaguchi T., Sutou T., Koishi Y., Tobe N., Matsumoto D., Nagai T. Efficient dye-sensitized solar cell sub-modules. Curr. Appl. Phys. 2010, 10:S157-S160.
3. Asano T., Kubo T., Nishikitani Y. Short-circuit current density behavior of dye-sensitized solar cells. Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 2005, 44:6776-6780.
4. Asghar M.I., Miettunen K., Mastroianni S., Halme J., Vahlman H., Lund P. In situ image processing method to investigate performance and stability of dye solar cells. Sol. Energy 2012, 86:331-338.
5. Bachmann J., Buerhop-Lutz C., Deibel C., Riedel I., Hoppe H., Brabec C.J., Dyakonov V. Organic solar cells characterized by dark lock-in thermography. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 2010, 94:642-647.
6. Barettin D., Di Carlo A., De Angelis R., Casalboni M., Prosposito P. Effect of dielectric Bragg grating nanostructuring on dye sensitized solar cells. Opt. Express 2010, 20:A888-A897.
7. Bartenev G., Scheglova N. High-temperature relaxation mechanisms in inorganic glasses. J. Non-Cryst. Sol. 1980, 37:285-298.
8. Beucker, S., Hinsch, A., Brandt, H., Veurman, W., Jensen, K., Lang-Koetz, C., Stabe, M., 2009. Scaling-up of glass based DSC-modules for applications in building integrated photovoltaics. Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2009 34th IEEE, 000937-000941.
9. Bloemhof E.E. Absolute surface metrology by differencing spatially shifted maps from a phase-shifting interferometer. Opt. Lett. 2010, 35:2346-2348.
10. Colonna D., Colodrero S., Lindström H., Di Carlo A., Míguez H. Introducing structural colour in DSCs by using photonic crystals: interplay between conversion efficiency and optical properties. Energy Environ. Sci. 2012, 5:8238-8243.
11. D'Ercole D., Dominici L., Brown T.M., Michelotti F., Reale A., Di Carlo A. Angular response of dye solar cells to solar and spectrally resolved light. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2011, 99:213301.
12. Dominici L., Michelotti F., Brown T.M., Reale A., Di Carlo A. Plasmon polaritons in the near infrared on fluorine doped tin oxide films. Opt. Express 2009, 17:10155-10167.
13. Dominici L., Vesce L., Colonna D., Michelotti F., Brown T.M., Reale A., Di Carlo A. Angular and prism coupling refractive enhancement in dye solar cells. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2010, 96:103302.
14. Giordano F., Petrolati E., Brown T.M., Reale A., Di Carlo A. Series-connection designs for dye solar cell modules. IEEE Trans. Electron Dev. 2011, 58:2759-2764.
15. Goldstein J., Yakupov I., Breen B. Development of large area photovoltaic dye cells at 3G Solar. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 2010, 94:638-641.
16. Graetzel M. Photovoltaic performance and long-term stability of dye-sensitized mesoscopic solar cells. C.R. Chim. 2006, 9:578-583.
17. Han L., Fukui A., Chiba Y., Islam A., Komiya R., Fuke N., Koide N., Yamanaka R., Shimizu M. Integrated dye-sensitized solar cell module with conversion efficiency of 8.2%. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2009, 94:013305.
18. Han L., Koide N., Chiba Y., Islam A., Mitate T. Modeling of an equivalent circuit for dye-sensitized solar cells: improvement of efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells by reducing internal resistance. C.R. Chim. 2006, 9:645-651.
19. Harikisun R., Desilvestro H. Long-term stability of dye solar cells. Sol. Energy 2011, 85:1179-1188.
20. Hinsch A., Kroon J.M., Kern R., Uhlendorf I., Holzbock J., Meyer A., Ferber J. Long-term stability of dye-sensitised solar cells. Prog. Photov.: Res. Appl. 2001, 9:425-438.
21. 2 solar cells. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 2003, 75:475-479.
22. Lee W.J., Ramasamy E., Lee D.Y., Song J.S. Dye-sensitized solar cells: scale up and current-voltage characterization. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 2007, 91:1676-1680.
23. Lee W.J., Ramasamy E., Lee D.Y., Song J.S. Grid type dye-sensitized solar cell module with carbon counter electrode. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 2008, 194:27-30.
24. Miettunen K., Halme J., Lund P. Spatial distribution and decrease of dye solar cell performance induced by electrolyte filling. Electrochem. Commun. 2009, 11:25-27.
25. Nazeeruddin M.K., Baranoff E., Grtzel M. Dye-sensitized solar cells: a brief overview. Sol. Energy 2011, 85:1172-1178.
26. Nishikitani Y., Kubo T., Asano T. Modeling of photocurrent in dye-sensitized solar cells fabricated with PVDF-HFP-based gel-type polymeric solid electrolyte. C.R. Chim. 2006, 9:631-638.
27. Noda S., Nagano K., Inoue E., Egi T., Nakashima T., Imawaka N., Kanayama M., Iwata S., Toshima K., Nakada K., Yoshino K. Development of large size dye-sensitized solar cell modules with high temperature durability. Synth. Met. 2009, 159:2355-2357.
28. 2 films. Nature 1991, 353:737-740.
29. Rakhshani A.E., Makdisi Y., Ramazaniyan H.A. Electronic and optical properties of fluorine-doped tin oxide films. J. Appl. Phys. 1998, 83:1049-1057.
30. Rottkay K.V., Rubin M. Optical indices of pyrolytic tin-oxide glass. Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 1996, 426:449.
31. Sastrawan R., Beier J., Belledin U., Hemming S., Hinsch A., Kern R., Vetter C., Petrat F., Prodi-Schwab A., Lechner P., Hoffmann W. A glass frit-sealed dye solar cell module with integrated series connections. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 2006, 90:1680-1691.
32. Seo H., Son M., Hong J., Lee D.Y., An T.P., Kim H., Kim H.J. The fabrication of efficiency-improved W-series interconnect type of module by balancing the performance of single cells. Sol. Energy 2009, 83:2217-2222.
33. Shen J., Green D.J., Tressler R.E., Shelleman D.L. Stress relaxation of a soda lime silicate glass below the glass transition temperature. J. Non-Cryst. Sol. 2003, 324:277-288.
34. Späth M., Sommeling P.M., van Roosmalen J.A.M., Smit H.J.P., van der Burg N.P.G., Mahieu D.R., Bakker N.J., Kroon J.M. Reproducible manufacturing of dye-sensitized solar cells on a semi-automated baseline. Prog. Photov.: Res. Appl. 2003, 11:207-220.
35. Stjerna B., Olsson E., Granqvist C.G. Optical and electrical properties of radio frequency sputtered tin oxide films doped with oxygen vacancies, F, Sb, or Mo. J. Appl. Phys. 1994, 76:3797-3817.
36. Straube H., Breitenstein O. Infrared lock-in thermography through glass substrates. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 2011, 95:2768-2771.
37. Vannoni M., Molesini G. Joint interferometric measurement of planarity and parallelism. Opt. Eng. 2004, 43:1215-1220.
38. Wang G., Zhuo S., Wang L., Fang S., Lin Y. Mono-ion transport electrolyte based on ionic liquid polymer for all-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. Sol. Energy 2012, 86:1546-1551.
39. Xia J., Yanagida S. Strategy to improve the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells: Interface engineering principle. Sol. Energy 2011, 85:3143-3159.