Dye-sensitized solar cell module having a serial structure and a method for manufacturing the solar cell

A dye-sensitized solar cell module (1) having a serial structure comprising at least two dye-sensitized solar cell units (2a-c) arranged adjacent to each other and connected in series, each cell unit including:

• a working electrode 3),
• a first conducting layer (4) for extracting photo-generated electrons from the working electrode,
• a counter electrode including a second conducting layer (5),
• electrolyte for transferring electrons from the counter electrode to the working electrode, and
• a series connecting element (6) for electrically connecting the counter electrode to a working electrode of an adjacent cell unit, wherein the solar cell module comprises a porous insulating substrate (7), the first conducting layer is a porous conducting layer formed on one side of the porous insulating substrate, the second conducting layer is a porous conducting layer formed on the opposite side of the porous insulating substrate, and the series connecting element (6) is a conducting layer penetrating through said porous insulating substrate (7) and extending between the first conducting layer (4) of one of the cell units and the second conducting layer (5) of the adjacent cell unit, thereby electrically connecting the first conducting layer of one of the cell units with the second conducting layer of the adjacent cell unit.