All-solid, flexible solar textiles based on dye-sensitized solar cells with ZnO nanorod arrays on stainless steel wires

Youngjin Chae; Jung Tae Park; Jong Kwan Koh; Jong Hak Kim; Eunae Kim

doi:10.1016/j.mseb.2013.06.018

All-solid, flexible solar textiles based on dye-sensitized solar cells with ZnO nanorod arrays on stainless steel wires

Youngjin Chae, Jung Tae Park, Jong Kwan Koh, Jong Hak Kim, Eunae Kim

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An all-solid, flexible solar textile fabricated with dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) woven into a satin structure and transparent poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) film was demonstrated. A ZnO nanorod (NR) vertically grown from fiber-type conductive stainless steel (SS) wire was utilized as a photoelectrode, and a Pt-coated SS wire was used as a counter electrode. A graft copolymer, i.e. poly(vinyl chloride)-graft-poly(oxyethylene methacrylate) (PVC-g-POEM) was synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and used as a solid electrolyte. The conditions for the growth of ZnO NR and sufficient dye loading were investigated to improve cell performance. The adhesion of PET films to DSSCs resulted in physical stability improvements without cell performance loss. The solar textile with 10 × 10 wires exhibited an energy conversion efficiency of 2.57% with a short circuit current density of 20.2 mA/cm² at 100 mW/cm² illumination, which is the greatest account of an all-solid, ZnO-based flexible solar textile. DSSC textiles with woven structures are applicable to large-area, roll-to-roll processes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1117-1123
Number of pages	7
Journal	Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology
Volume	178
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2013.06.018
Publication status	Published - 2013

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This work was supported by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) and the Korea Institute for Advancement in Technology (KIAT) through the Workforce Development Program in Strategic Technology. It was also supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MEST) through the Pioneer Research Center Program (2008-05103) and the Active Polymer Center for Pattern Integration (R11-2007-050-00000-0).

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All-solid, flexible solar textiles based on dye-sensitized solar cells with ZnO nanorod arrays on stainless steel wires. / Chae, Youngjin; Park, Jung Tae; Koh, Jong Kwan et al.
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