Abstract
Recently, there has been considerable interest in various renewable energies. Among them, solar cell production has increased markedly because the photovoltaic is a clean and safe power generation method. The dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) has attracted much attention as an alternative to silicon solar cells due to lower manufacturing costs and plentiful resources for DSSC production. However, the performance of DSSCs has been limited by their durability and low photoelectric conversion efficiency. Temperature control of DSSCs via phase-change materials (PCMs) is expected to improve performance. In this study, DSSCs were heated or cooled with a heat exchanger copper block that was in contact with a PCM (heptadecane), while being irradiated by a solar simulator light source. The durability and photoelectric conversion efficiency of the DSSC improved under PCM temperature control.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 103 |
Journal | International Journal of Thermophysics |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 1 2017 |
Keywords
- Durability
- Dye-sensitized solar cell
- Phase-change material
- Photoelectric conversion efficiency
- Solar irradiance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics