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Counter electrode of dye-sensitized solar cell and preparation method of counter electrode

A technology for solar cells and dye sensitization, applied in the field of dye-sensitized solar cells, can solve problems such as limited catalytic sites, and achieve the effects of improving the reduction reaction rate, mild reaction conditions, and improved utilization.

Active Publication Date: 2013-04-03
上海上惠纳米科技有限公司 +1
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However, the current technology generally spreads Pt particles on conductive glass, and its catalytic sites are limited.

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[0024] Embodiment 1: The counter electrode of the dye-sensitized solar cell provided in this embodiment includes a conductive substrate, and the conductive substrate includes a transparent conductive glass and a conductive anti-opal layer with a high specific surface area attached to the transparent conductive glass , wherein, the inverse opal layer has a porous grid structure, and platinum nanocrystalline particles are loaded on the surface of the pores.

[0025] The thickness of the inverse opal layer is 1-15 μm, and its pore diameter is 100-1500 nm.

[0026] The inverse opal layer is made of fluorine-containing inorganic salts or organic salts doped with tin-containing inorganic salts or organic salts, inorganic antimony salts doped with tin-containing inorganic salts or organic salts, and is made by adding alcoholic organic solvents, wherein The molar ratio of fluorine to tin is 0.01-4:1, and the molar ratio of antimony to tin is 0.01-0.1:1.

[0027] The fluorine-containi...

Embodiment 2

[0037] Example 2: This example provides a method for preparing a counter electrode of a dye-sensitized solar cell, the steps of which are basically the same as in Example 1, except that:

[0038] (1) Take polystyrene microspheres with a particle size of 180 nm, and prepare a polystyrene colloidal plate with a thickness of 1 μm on transparent conductive glass by room temperature vertical deposition method as a template;

[0039] (2) configure a fluorine-doped tin tetrachloride solution, wherein the precursor of fluorine is ammonium fluoride, and the substance ratio of fluorine to tin is 4:1, and the solution is added to an ethanol solution to form a mixed solution;

[0040] (3) Spin-coat the mixed solution prepared in step (2) onto the polystyrene colloidal plate prepared in step (1), then place it in a muffle furnace, and calcinate it at 500°C for 2 hours to remove A polystyrene colloidal plate to obtain a fluorine-tin co-doped inverse opal structure layer with a thickness of ...

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[0042] Embodiment 3: This embodiment provides a method for preparing a counter electrode of a dye-sensitized solar cell, the steps of which are basically the same as those in Embodiments 1 and 2, except that:

[0043] (1) Take polystyrene microspheres with a particle size of 600nm, and prepare a polystyrene colloidal plate with a thickness of 3 μm on transparent conductive glass by room temperature vertical deposition method as a template;

[0044] (2) Configure a fluorine-doped tin dichloride solution, wherein the precursor of fluorine is sodium fluoride, and the molar ratio of fluorine to tin is 0.67:1, add the solution to the butanol solution to make a mixed solution ;

[0045] (3) Spin-coat the mixed solution prepared in step (2) onto the polystyrene colloidal plate prepared in step (1), then place it in a muffle furnace, and calcinate it at 400°C for 4 hours to remove A polystyrene colloidal plate to obtain a fluorine-tin co-doped inverse opal structure layer with a thickn...

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Abstract

The invention discloses a counter electrode of a dye-sensitized solar cell. The counter electrode is characterized by comprising a conductive substrate which comprises transparent conductive glass and a conductive inverse opal layer attached to the transparent conductive glass and having high specific surface area, The inverse opal layer is in a porous grid structure, and Pt nanocrystalline particles are loaded on the pore surface. The invention further discloses a preparation method of the counter electrode of the dye-sensitized solar cell. By designing the conductive substrate in a three-dimensional inverse opal structure, number of Pt catalytic sites is increased evidently, reduction process of the counter electrode is quickened, and photoelectron transmission is enhanced. The three-dimensional conductive substrate can reflect light transmitted to the counter electrode, and accordingly light utilization rate by a photo anode is increased. A conductive grid in the three-dimensional inverse opal structure and the Pt nanocrystalline particles are composited, and accordingly reduction reaction rate of the counter electrode by electrolyte is increased and transmission distance of electrolyte is reduced.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a counter electrode of a dye-sensitized solar cell, in particular to a dye-sensitized solar cell with a three-dimensional counter electrode structure. Background technique [0002] As a clean and renewable energy, solar energy has attracted widespread attention and is the best substitute for traditional energy. Dye-sensitized solar cells have been widely studied due to their advantages of simple fabrication and low cost. Dye nano-thin film solar cells are usually composed of conductive glass substrates, nano-scale porous films, sensitizers, electrolytes, and counter electrodes. In 1991, the Swiss Gratzel research group first used porous TiO 2 As a photoanode, a photovoltaic cell with a photoelectric conversion efficiency of 7.1% under AM1.5 simulated sunlight was obtained with a carboxylic acid bipyridyl ruthenium (II) complex as a sensitizing dye (see Oregan, B; Gratzel, M.Nature. 1991, 353, 737). So far, the highest effic...

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IPC IPC(8): H01G9/20H01G9/042H01G9/052
CPCY02E10/542Y02P70/50
Inventor 施利毅袁帅王敏赵尹王竹仪张美红
Owner 上海上惠纳米科技有限公司