Electric Characterization and Modeling of Microfluidic-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
The electric response to an external periodic voltage of small amplitude of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) made up with an alternative architecture has been investigated. DSCs have been fabricated with a reversible sealing structure, based on microfluidic concepts, with a precise control on the g...
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| author | Adriano Sacco Andrea Lamberti Marzia Quaglio Stefano Bianco Elena Tresso Anca-Luiza Alexe-Ionescu Candido F. Pirri |
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| description | The electric response to an external periodic voltage of small amplitude of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) made up with an alternative architecture has been investigated. DSCs have been fabricated with a reversible sealing structure, based on microfluidic concepts, with a precise control on the geometric parameters of the active chamber. Cells with different electrolyte thicknesses have been characterized, without varying the thickness of the TiO2 layer, both under illumination and in dark conditions. Measurements of the electric impedance have been performed in the presence of an external bias ranging from 0 V to 0.8 V. The experimental data have been analyzed in terms of a transmission line model, with two transport channels. The results show that the photovoltaic performances of the microfluidic cell are comparable with those obtained in irreversibly sealed structures, actually demonstrating the reliability of the proposed device. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-32ef2539b814489789d108477a65d30e2025-02-03T06:13:49ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2012-01-01201210.1155/2012/216780216780Electric Characterization and Modeling of Microfluidic-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar CellAdriano Sacco0Andrea Lamberti1Marzia Quaglio2Stefano Bianco3Elena Tresso4Anca-Luiza Alexe-Ionescu5Candido F. Pirri6Center for Space Human Robotics @Polito, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Corso Trento 21, 10129 Torino, ItalyCenter for Space Human Robotics @Polito, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Corso Trento 21, 10129 Torino, ItalyCenter for Space Human Robotics @Polito, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Corso Trento 21, 10129 Torino, ItalyCenter for Space Human Robotics @Polito, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Corso Trento 21, 10129 Torino, ItalyCenter for Space Human Robotics @Polito, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Corso Trento 21, 10129 Torino, ItalyCenter for Space Human Robotics @Polito, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Corso Trento 21, 10129 Torino, ItalyCenter for Space Human Robotics @Polito, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Corso Trento 21, 10129 Torino, ItalyThe electric response to an external periodic voltage of small amplitude of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) made up with an alternative architecture has been investigated. DSCs have been fabricated with a reversible sealing structure, based on microfluidic concepts, with a precise control on the geometric parameters of the active chamber. Cells with different electrolyte thicknesses have been characterized, without varying the thickness of the TiO2 layer, both under illumination and in dark conditions. Measurements of the electric impedance have been performed in the presence of an external bias ranging from 0 V to 0.8 V. The experimental data have been analyzed in terms of a transmission line model, with two transport channels. The results show that the photovoltaic performances of the microfluidic cell are comparable with those obtained in irreversibly sealed structures, actually demonstrating the reliability of the proposed device.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/216780 |
| spellingShingle | Adriano Sacco Andrea Lamberti Marzia Quaglio Stefano Bianco Elena Tresso Anca-Luiza Alexe-Ionescu Candido F. Pirri Electric Characterization and Modeling of Microfluidic-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell International Journal of Photoenergy |
| title | Electric Characterization and Modeling of Microfluidic-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell |
| title_full | Electric Characterization and Modeling of Microfluidic-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell |
| title_fullStr | Electric Characterization and Modeling of Microfluidic-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electric Characterization and Modeling of Microfluidic-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell |
| title_short | Electric Characterization and Modeling of Microfluidic-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell |
| title_sort | electric characterization and modeling of microfluidic based dye sensitized solar cell |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/216780 |
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