Flexible glass substrate based dye sensitized solar cells

By S. Sheehan and P.K. Surolia and O. Byrne and S. Garner and P. Cimo and X. Li and D.P. Dowling and K.R. Thampi
Published in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells NULL 2015

Abstract

Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) on flexible substrates are ideal for making low-cost \PV\ products available for a wide range of low power applications. In addition to lower material costs, a flexible solar cell also offers economies of scale through high volume roll-to-roll manufacturing. A disadvantage of using flexible polymer substrates, stems from their poor stability and degradation of both electrical and optical qualities when subjected to thermal processing steps required to make high efficiency TiO2 photoelectrodes. This study evaluates the potential of indium doped tin oxide (ITO) coated flexible glass, known as Corning

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