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ArticleMicromachines2024

Fully Additively Manufactured Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.

Semih Akin, Sungdo Kim, Chul Ki Song, Sang Yong Nam, Martin Byung-Guk Jun

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Article in Micromachines, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Semih AkinDepartment of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3644-7133
Sungdo KimSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Chul Ki SongSchool of Mechanical Engineering, ERI, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea.
Sang Yong NamDepartment of Materials Engineering and Convergence Technology, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-6056-2318
Martin Byung-Guk JunSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0512-7209

Funding

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy P0017310
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), the counter electrode (CE) plays a crucial role as an electron transfer agent and regenerator of the redox couple. Unlike conventional CEs that are generally made of glass-based substrates (e.g., FTO/glass), polymer substrates appear to be emerging candidates, owing to their intrinsic properties of lightweight, high durability, and low cost. Despite great promise, current manufacturing methods of CEs on polymeric substrates suffer from serious limitations, including low conductivity, scalability, process complexity, and the need for dedicated vacuum equipment. In the present study, we employ and evaluate a fully additive manufacturing route that can enable the fabrication of CEs for DSSCs in a high-throughput and eco-friendly manner with improved performance. The proposed approach sequentially comprises: (1) material extrusion 3-D printing of polymer substrate; (2) conductive surface metallization through cold spray particle deposition; and (3) over-coating of a thin-layer catalyzer with a graphite pencil. The fabricated electrodes are characterized in terms of microstructure, electrical conductivity, and photo-conversion efficiency. Owing to its promising electrical conductivity (8.5 × 10

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3D printingadditive manufacturingcold spraycounter electrodedye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC)polymer metallization

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PMID38675275
PMCPMC11052471

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