Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell, Method of Producing The Same, and Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016307705-A1
Application number	US-201615194490-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 27, 2016
Priority date	Jul 2, 2008
Publication date	Oct 20, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided are a dye-sensitized solar cell wherein a counter electrode composed of a stable counter electrode conductive layer and a catalyst layer is formed on a porous insulation layer, and a dye-sensitized solar cell module wherein the dye-sensitized solar cell is utilized. A dye-sensitized solar cell includes a supporting body made of a light-transmissive material, and a laminate wherein a conductive layer, a photoelectric conversion layer having a porous semiconductor layer with a dye adsorbed therein, a porous insulation layer, a counter electrode conductive layer, and a catalyst layer are laminated in the order presented. The photoelectric conversion layer and the porous insulation layer are filled with a carrier transport material.

First claim

1 . A dye-sensitized solar cell comprising:
a supporting body made of a light-transmissive material, a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer laminated on the supporting body, a photoelectric conversion layer having a porous semiconductor layer with a dye adsorbed therein, and laminated on the first conductive layer, a porous insulating layer laminated on the photoelectric conversion layer, a counter electrode conductive layer laminated on the porous insulating layer and the second conductive layer, a catalyst layer laminated on the counter electrode conductive layer, a sealing member disposed on the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer and surrounding the photoelectric conversion layer, porous insulating layer, the counter electrode conductive layer and the catalyst layer, a cover layer is located opposite to the catalysts layer at a distance and supported by the sealing member.

2 . The dye-sensitized solar cell according to claim 1 ,
wherein the porous insulating layer is laminated on the first conductive layer.

3 . The dye-sensitized solar cell according to claim 1 ,
wherein the porous insulating layer is laminated on a surface of supporting body between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer.

4 . The dye-sensitized solar cell according to claim 1 ,
wherein said counter electrode conductive layer is made of one type of material selected from the group consisting of titanium, tungsten and nickel, indium-tin complex oxide, fluorine-doped tin oxide, and zinc oxide.

5 . The dye-sensitized solar cell according to claim 4 ,
wherein said counter electrode conductive layer is made of one type of material selected from the group consisting of titanium, tungsten and nickel.

6 . The dye-sensitized solar cell according to claim 1 ,
wherein said counter electrode conductive layer is made of one type of material selected from the group consisting of titanium, tungsten and nickel.

7 . The dye-sensitized solar cell according to claim 1 further comprising
a carrier transport material filled with in area formed by the sealing member, the cover member, the support body, the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer.

8 . The dye-sensitized solar cell according to claim 7 ,
wherein the carrier transport material is liquid electrolyte, solid electrolyte, gel electrolyte, fused salt gel electrolyte.

9 . The dye-sensitized solar cell according to claim 7 ,
wherein the carrier transport material is liquid electrolyte containing redox species and redox species comprising I − /I 3− -based, Br 2− /Br 3− -based, Fe 2+ /Fe 3+ -based, and quinone/hydroquinone-based species.

Assignees

• Sharp Kk

Inventors

• Fukui Atsushi
• Komiya Ryoichi
• Fuke Nobuhiro
• Kobayashi Shinsuke
• Han Liyuan

Classifications

• H01G9/2027

  comprising an oxide semiconductor electrode · CPC title

• C09B57/10

  Metal complexes of organic compounds not being dyes in uncomplexed form · CPC title

• H01G9/2059 Primary

  comprising an organic dye as the active light absorbing material, e.g. adsorbed on an electrode or dissolved in solution · CPC title

• H01G9/2022

  characterized by he counter electrode · CPC title

• H01L51/0086

  Electricity · mapped topic