Metal oxide electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell, dye-sensitized solar cell, and manufacturing method of metal oxide electrode
AssigneeTDK Corporation
InventorsAtsushi Monden, Masahiro Shinkai
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Abstract
Provided are a metal oxide electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell excellent in the mechanical strength of the metal oxide layer and capable of improving durability of the cell without excessively damaging the cell characteristics; a dye-sensitized solar cell excellent in cell characteristics and durability; and the like. A metal oxide electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell has a substrate and a metal oxide layer provided on the substrate, the metal oxide layer containing a metal oxide and a phosphoric acid based surfactant. The phosphoric acid based surfactant is contained in an amount of preferably from 0.1 to 30 wt % relative to the metal oxide.
Claims9
A metal oxide electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell, which comprising:
- a substrate, and
- a metal oxide layer provided on the substrate;
- wherein the metal oxide layer comprises a metal oxide and a phosphoric acid based surfactant.
A dye-sensitized solar cell, which comprising:
- a metal oxide electrode having a substrate and a metal oxide layer provided on the substrate,
- a counter electrode disposed to face the metal oxide electrode, and
- an electrolyte provided between the metal oxide electrode and the counter electrode;
- wherein the metal oxide layer comprises a metal oxide and a phosphoric acid based surfactant and at the same time, has a sensitizing dye supported on the metal oxide layer.
A manufacturing method of a metal oxide electrode having a substrate and a metal oxide layer provided on the substrate, which comprising:
- a step of preparing a mixture containing metal oxide particles and a phosphoric acid based surfactant, and
- a step of applying the mixture to the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.