High-Efficiency Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on TiO2 Nanotubes
UC San Diego researchers have developed new dye sensitized solar-cells, which are based on aligned TiO2 nanotubes that exhibit improved electron collection efficiency relative to earlier DSSCs. The invention’s architecture provides a direct and low-resistance conduit for electron capture while maintaining a very high surface area for covalently binding inorganic or organic sensitizers. With the invention, light can be effectively absorbed even in the near-IR region because the path-length of the TiO2 nanotube layer is significantly greater than the thickness of the mesoporous TiO2 layer of traditional DSSCs. The invention provides embodiments that do not require transparent conductive glass at either electrode, which leads to increased efficiency, simplified and compact design, and enhanced manufacturability.
Patent Number: US20120199189A1
Application Number: US13263745A
Inventor: Jin, Sungho | Tauber, Michael J. | Frandsen, Christine | Rustomji, Cyrus | Ryoo, Cheong-Kyun
Priority Date: 9 Apr 2009
Priority Number: US20120199189A1
Application Date: 9 Oct 2011
Publication Date: 9 Aug 2012
IPC Current: H01L00310216 | H01L003118 | B82Y004000
US Class: 136256 | 257E31119 | 438057 | 977734
Assignee Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
Title: THREE DIMENSIONAL DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS WITH NANOSCALE ARCHITECTURES
Usefulness: THREE DIMENSIONAL DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS WITH NANOSCALE ARCHITECTURES
Novelty: Dye-sensitized solar cell apparatus has dye-sensitized solar cell comprising cathode, electrolyte and anode comprising titania nanotubes arranged in three-dimensional structure, and photosensitive dye coated on anode
环保/绿色科技
太阳能电池
9368289
Tech ID/UC Case 19229/2009-164-0 Related Cases 2009-164-0
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