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Room temperature deposition of TiO2 using nano particle deposition system (NPDS): Application to dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC)

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To apply for the working electrode of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC), semiconducting TiO2 powder is deposited on indium tin oxide (ITO)-coated glass. In conventional DSSC fabrication, the high-temperature sintering process should be contained to make the necking of powders, and to assemble powders and substrate. In this research, dry TiO2 powder is deposited using a nano particle deposition system (NPDS) to make photoelectrode layer through spraying at room temperature conditions. The powder is sprayed through a slit-type nozzle having a 0.4×10mm2 rectangular outlet under atmospheric chamber pressure. Through XRD analysis and FE-SEM observation, the deposition of the semiconductor oxide powder is confirmed and the thickness (7.6μm) is measured. The fabricated DSSC has a short circuit current density JSC = 3.077mA/cm2, open circuit voltage VOC = 0.709V, and energy efficiency η = 1.24%.

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  1. School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, 599 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Korea, 151-142

    Min-Saeng Kim, Doo-Man Chun, Jung-Oh Choi & Jong-Cheon Lee

  2. Division of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, ERICA Campus, Ansan, Korea, 426-791

    Kwang-Su Kim, Yang Hee Kim & Caroline Sunyong Lee

  3. School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering & Institute of Advanced Machinery and Design, Seoul National University, 599 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Korea, 151-142

    Sung-Hoon Ahn

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Kim, MS., Chun, DM., Choi, JO. et al. Room temperature deposition of TiO2 using nano particle deposition system (NPDS): Application to dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manuf. 12, 749–752 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12541-011-0099-3

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