Fabrication of grid type dye sensitized solar modules with 7% conversion efficiency by utilizing commercially available materials

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1625-1633

  Wei, Tzu Chien ^b   Lan, Jo Lin ^a,b   Wan, Chi Chao ^a   Hsu, Wen Chi ^b   Chang, Ya Huei ^b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Tripod Technology Corporation   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

grid type DSSC module; hot melt film; silver grid line

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; GRID LINE; GRID TYPE; HOT MELT; NON-VOLATILE ELECTROLYTE; PARALLEL CONNECTIONS; SCREEN-PRINTED; THERMAL AGING TESTS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; SOLAR CELLS; TESTING; THERMAL AGING;

SILVER;

EID: 84888644361     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2252     Document Type: Article

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