TY - JOUR
T1 - The use of sputter deposited TiN thin film as a surface conducting layer on the counter electrode of flexible plastic dye-sensitized solar cells
AU - Chen, Peter
AU - Wu, Wan Yu
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Science Council in Taiwan under grant nos. NSC 100-2218-E-451-001 and NSC 100-2221-E-451-003 . The support from Mingdao University under grant no. P0990045 is also appreciated. PC thanks the financial support from the National Science Council in Taiwan ( NSC99-2113-M-006-009-MY2 ).
PY - 2013/9/25
Y1 - 2013/9/25
N2 - Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) have attracted widespread interests due to their low cost and facile fabrication. A typical DSC is composed of dye-sensitized mesoporous photoelectrode on a transparent conducting oxide (TCO) current collector, electrolyte containing iodide/triiodide redox couples, and a Pt coated TCO counter electrode. Due to the rareness and the high cost of ITO, other materials are being considered as replacements. For DSCs, light transmission is through the photoelectrode site. Therefore, the transmittance of the counter electrode is not as critical. In this study, Pt/TiN thin film has been used as a counter electrode. The TiN thin film was obtained through a reactive dc sputter deposition technique near room temperature. Flexible PEN foils were used as the substrates. Pt was deposited subsequently after TiN thin film deposition. The obtained TiN thin film was examined and the performance of the obtained flexible plastic DCSs is then evaluated.
AB - Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) have attracted widespread interests due to their low cost and facile fabrication. A typical DSC is composed of dye-sensitized mesoporous photoelectrode on a transparent conducting oxide (TCO) current collector, electrolyte containing iodide/triiodide redox couples, and a Pt coated TCO counter electrode. Due to the rareness and the high cost of ITO, other materials are being considered as replacements. For DSCs, light transmission is through the photoelectrode site. Therefore, the transmittance of the counter electrode is not as critical. In this study, Pt/TiN thin film has been used as a counter electrode. The TiN thin film was obtained through a reactive dc sputter deposition technique near room temperature. Flexible PEN foils were used as the substrates. Pt was deposited subsequently after TiN thin film deposition. The obtained TiN thin film was examined and the performance of the obtained flexible plastic DCSs is then evaluated.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2012.06.054
DO - 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2012.06.054
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84882883923
SN - 0257-8972
VL - 231
SP - 140
EP - 143
JO - Surface and Coatings Technology
JF - Surface and Coatings Technology
ER -