Review of materials and manufacturing options for large area flexible dye solar cells
| Autor: | Minna Toivola, Ghufran Hashmi, T. Peltola, Janne Halme, Imran Asghar, Kerttu Aitola, Peter Lund, Kati Miettunen |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Department of Applied Physics, Aalto-yliopisto, Aalto University |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Engineering
Fabrication Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Process (engineering) roll to roll education screen printing flexible substrates Nanotechnology electrolyte Commercialization Roll-to-roll processing Work (electrical) dye solar cell Cost analysis Production (economics) Process engineering business Design methods |
| Zdroj: | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 15:3717-3732 |
| ISSN: | 1364-0321 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rser.2011.06.004 |
| Popis: | This review covers the current state of the art related to up-scaling and commercialization of dye solar cells (DSC). The cost analysis of the different components and manufacturing of DSC gives an estimate on the overall production costs. Moreover, it provides an insight in which areas improvement is needed in order to reach significant cost reductions. As a result of the cost analysis, transferring the technology to flexible substrates and employment of simple roll-to-roll production methods were found the key issues. The focus of this work was set accordingly. In this work, appropriate materials along with their unique fabrication processes and different design methods are investigated highlighting their advantages and limitations. The basic goal is to identify the best materials and preparation techniques suitable for an ideal roll-to-roll process of flexible dye solar module fabrication as well as the areas where further development is still needed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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