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Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Incorporating Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Composites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Geoffrey M. Lowman ,
Hiroaki Tokuhisa ,
Jodie L. Lutkenhaus  and
Paula T. Hammond
Geoffrey M. Lowman
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 02139, U.S.A.
Hiroaki Tokuhisa
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 02139, U.S.A.
Jodie L. Lutkenhaus
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 02139, U.S.A.
Paula T. Hammond
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 02139, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC's) are constructed using TiO2 electrodes synthesized by aqueous liquid phase deposition in combination with microcontact printing techniques or porous thin film template methods. Layer-by-layer deposition of polyelectrolytes is used to produce an ionic conducting solid-state electrolyte thin film, which is enhanced by post-processing in oligoethylene glycol diacid (OEGDA). The impact of TiO2 film architecture, as well as the thin film electrolyte, on device performance is discussed.

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Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 836: Symposium L – Materials for Photovoltaics , 2004 , L1.5
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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