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Rapid radiative platinisation for dye‐sensitised solar cell counter electrodes
Author(s) -
Charbonneau Cecile,
Hooper Katherine,
Carnie Matthew,
Searle Justin,
Philip Bruce,
Wragg David,
Watson Trystan,
Worsley David
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
progress in photovoltaics: research and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.286
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1099-159X
pISSN - 1062-7995
DOI - 10.1002/pip.2368
Subject(s) - auxiliary electrode , tin oxide , electrode , materials science , solar cell , thermal decomposition , chloroplatinic acid , optoelectronics , chemical engineering , doping , chemistry , organic chemistry , electrolyte , platinum , engineering , catalysis
The successful transition of dye‐sensitised solar cell (DSC) manufacture from laboratory to factory requires new thinking in terms of lowering cost and removing time consuming manufacturing process. Platinisation of the fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) glass counter electrode is essential for the operation of a conventional DSC and is usually carried out by thermal decomposition of chloroplatinic acid at 385 °C for 30 min. Here, near infrared radiation is used to directly heat the FTO layer resulting in full platinisation in 12.5 s. These platinised electrodes behave identically to those produced via conventional static thermal treatment in assembled DSC devices. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.