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US 9,005,457 B2Granted
Counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell and preparation method thereof
AssigneeKorea Institute of Science and Technology
InventorsMin-Jae Ko, Ki-Cheon Yoo, Hong-Gon Kim, Doh-Kwon Lee, Bong-Soo Kim, Kyung-Kon Kim
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a counter electrode for DSSC which includes a porous membrane include a carbon-based material calcinated at high temperature and a platinum nano-particles and maintains higher conductivity than a thin membrane and in which the electrolyte moves smoothly, a method of preparing the same, and a DSSC using the same which is improved in photoelectric efficiency.
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A method of preparing a counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC), including the steps of:
- preparing substrate A including a first substrate which has high temperature resistance and is not deformed at the temperature of 500° C. or less, a porous membrane including a carbon-based material and platinum nano-particles, an adhesive layer, and a second substrate;
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- preparing substrate B including the second substrate, and the adhesive layer and the porous membrane formed on the second substrate, by separating the first substrate having high temperature resistance from substrate A and transferring the porous membrane and the adhesive layer to the second substrate with a transfer method,
- wherein the carbon-based material is at least one selected from the group consisting of active carbon, graphite, carbon black, and graphene,
- the particle sizes of the carbon-based material and the platinum nano-particle are 10nm to 100 μ m, respectively, and
- wherein the step of preparing substrate A includes the steps of:
- forming the porous membrane including the carbon-based material and the platinum nano-particles on one face of the first substrate having high temperature resistance, and
- stacking the adhesive layer and the second substrate on the porous membrane including the carbon-based material and the platinum nano-particles in order, and heat-pressing the substrate A.
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