Development of Electrode Deposition Methods for Scale-up of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

Anies Mutiari; Wisnu Ananda; Pramujo Widiatmoko; Hary Devianto; Isdiriayani Nurdin; Adriaan Adriaan; Mhd Ridho Utomo; Hilham Zamriko Koto

doi:10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2020.52.1.6

Authors

Anies Mutiari Center for Material and Technical Product, Ministry of Industry of Indonesia, Jalan Sangkuriang No. 14 Bandung 40135,
Wisnu Ananda Center for Material and Technical Product, Ministry of Industry of Indonesia, Jalan Sangkuriang No. 14 Bandung 40135,
Pramujo Widiatmoko Chemical Engineering Department, Institut Teknologi Bandung Jalan Ganesha No. 10, Bandung 40132,
Hary Devianto Chemical Engineering Department, Institut Teknologi Bandung Jalan Ganesha No. 10, Bandung 40132,
Isdiriayani Nurdin Chemical Engineering Department, Institut Teknologi Bandung Jalan Ganesha No. 10, Bandung 40132,
Adriaan Adriaan Chemical Engineering Department, Institut Teknologi Bandung Jalan Ganesha No. 10, Bandung 40132,
Mhd Ridho Utomo Chemical Engineering Department, Institut Teknologi Bandung Jalan Ganesha No. 10, Bandung 40132,
Hilham Zamriko Koto Chemical Engineering Department, Institut Teknologi Bandung Jalan Ganesha No. 10, Bandung 40132,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2020.52.1.6

Keywords:

dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), carbon-based, electrode deposition methods, electrochemical characteristics, size scale-up, doctor blade method

Abstract

This research studied the effect of electrode deposition method on the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Four deposition methods (bar coating, doctor blade coating, screen printing, and spray coating) were compared. For commercial production purposes, applicability of the methods to a scaled-up DSSC was studied. In order to minimize the production cost, commercial activated carbon was utilized as counter electrode. The experimental results showed that the doctor blade technique provided the best DSSC performance among the investigated methods. Based on the study of cell I-V characteristics, the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the DSSC with an electrode active area of 70 cm² was significantly lower than with 5 cm² despite using the same deposition method. The electrochemical characteristics of the cells were further studied using electrochemical impedance analysis.

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