Dye sensitized solar cell and method for manufacturing dye sensitized solar cell
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsShinji Murai, Satoshi Mikoshiba, Hiroyasu Sumino, Shuji Hayase
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Abstract
The present invention provides a dye sensitized solar cell comprising an n-type semiconductor electrode containing a dye, an opposed electrode, and a gel electrolyte arranged between the n-type semiconductor and the opposed electrode and containing a gelling agent and an electrolyte that contains iodine, wherein the gelling agent contains a compound including an N-containing group and at least one atomic group selected from a group consisting of a sulfonic group and a carboxylic group.
Claims17
A dye sensitized solar cell comprising:
- an n-type semiconductor electrode containing a dye;
- an opposed electrode;
- and
- a gel electrolyte arranged between the n-type semiconductor and the opposed electrode and containing a gelling agent and an electrolyte that contains iodine,
- wherein the gelling agent contains a compound including an N-containing group and at least one atomic group selected from a group consisting of a sulfonic group and a carboxylic group.
A dye sensitized solar cell comprising:
- an n-type semiconductor electrode containing a dye;
- an opposed electrode;
- and
- a gel electrolyte arranged between the n-type semiconductor and the opposed electrode and containing a gelling agent and an electrolyte that contains iodine,
- wherein the gelling agent includes an organic salt generated by a reaction between an acidic compound and a basic compound, the acidic compound containing at least one compound selected from a group consisting of sulfonic acid and carboxylic acid, and the basic compound containing at least one compound selected from a group consisting of aliphatic amines, alicyclic amines, aromatic amines and N-containing heterocyclic compounds.
A method for manufacturing a dye sensitizing solar cell, comprising:
- coating a first raw material composition on a surface of an opposed electrode, the first raw material composition including an acidic compound that contains at least one compound selected from a group consisting of sulfonic acid and carboxylic acid;
- assembling a cell unit which comprises the opposed electrode and an n-type semiconductor electrode that contains a dye, the surface of the opposed electrode facing the n-type semiconductor electrode;
- injecting a second raw material composition containing a basic compound and at least one part of an electrolyte that contains iodine into a gap between the n-type semiconductor electrode and the opposed electrode, the basic compound containing at least one compound selected from a group consisting of aliphatic amines, alicyclic amines, aromatic amines and N-containing heterocyclic compounds;
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- obtaining a gel electrode by allowing the first raw material composition to react with the second raw material composition.
A method for manufacturing a dye sensitized solar cell, comprising:
- coating a third raw material composition including a basic compound on a surface of an opposed electrode, the basic compound containing at least one compound selected from a group consisting of aliphatic amines, alicyclic amines, aromatic amines and N-containing heterocyclic compounds;
- assembling a cell unit which comprises the opposed electrode and an n-type semiconductor electrode that contains a dye, the surface of the opposed electrode facing the n-type semiconductor electrode;
- injecting a fourth raw material composition containing an acidic compound and at least one part of an electrolyte that contains iodine into a gap between the n-type semiconductor electrode and the opposed electrode, the acidic compound containing at least one compound selected from a group consisting of sulfonic acid and carboxylic acid;
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- obtaining a gel electrode by allowing the third raw material composition to react with the fourth raw material composition.
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