Surface treatment of TiO2 films for dye-sensitized solar cells using atmospheric-pressure non-equilibrium DC pulse discharge plasma jet

Yuji, Toshifumi; Akatsuka, Hiroshi; Mungkung, Narong; Park, B.W.; Sung, Youl-Moon

doi:10.1016/j.vacuum.2008.03.100

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“…Cyclonic APPs were used to perform surface treatments on electrospun poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) microfibrous membranes of DSSCs for improved efficiency [15]. APPs with a designated process were used for the reduction of Pt counter electrodes [16] and for the post surface treatments on TiO2 photoanodes [17][18][19] of DSSCs. A prolonged DBD treatment on TiO2 was shown to improve DSSCs with low-temperature-sintered TiO2 photoanodes [20].…”

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Rapid Atmospheric-Pressure-Plasma-Jet Processed Porous Materials for Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices

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Atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) technology is a versatile technology that has been applied in many energy harvesting and storage devices. This feature article provides an overview of the advances in APPJ technology and its application to solar cells and batteries. The ultrafast APPJ sintering of nanoporous oxides and 3D reduced graphene oxide nanosheets with accompanying optical emission spectroscopy analyses are described in detail. The applications of these nanoporous materials to photoanodes and counter electrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells are described. An ultrashort treatment (1 min) on graphite felt electrodes of flow batteries also significantly improves the energy efficiency. OPEN ACCESSCoatings 2015, 5 27

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Rapid Atmospheric-Pressure-Plasma-Jet Processed Porous Materials for Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices

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“…The plasma treatment is much shorter than calcination but leads basically to the same results; no significant difference in the surface state stoichiometry was observed among furnace‐sintered and APP‐sintered TiO 2 layers . On the basis of this latter observation, the role of surface chemical reactions, which lead to grafting and nitriding of the TiO 2 surface according to ref . needs to be clarified.…”

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Low‐Temperature Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Processes for “Green” Third Generation Photovoltaics

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Plasma Processes & Polymers

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Atmospheric pressure plasmas (APPs) have achieved great scientific and technological advances for a wide range of applications. The synthesis and treatment of materials by APPs have always attracted great attention due to potential economic benefits if compared to low-pressure plasma processes. Nonetheless, APPs present very distinctive features that suggest atmospheric pressure operation could bring other benefits for emerging new technologies. In particular, materials synthesized by APPs which are suitable candidates for third generation photovoltaics are reviewed here.

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“…A designated process together with APP treatment was used for the reduction of Pt counter electrodes of flexible dye-sensitized solar cells [24]. APP post-treatments on TiO 2 photoanodes demonstrate improved performance of DSSCs [37][38][39][40]. DSSCs with TiO 2 prepared by APPJs with substrates heated by external heaters have been successfully implemented [41,42].…”

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Atmospheric-pressure-plasma-jet processed nanoporous TiO₂photoanodes and Pt counter-electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

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ARTICLE This journal isWe demonstrate the rapid fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) with both TiO2 photoanodes and Pt counter-electrodes processed using atmospheric pressure plasma jets (APPJs). The rapid conversion of PtCl6 2to Pt for the counter-electrode of DSSCs is achieved using a 1-min 360°C air-quenched N2 APPJ. The APPJ-processed Pt counter-electrode is then used together with an APPJ-calcined nanoporous TiO2 photoanode to make the DSSCs that exhibit comparable efficiencies to those of cells fabricated using conventional furnace-calcination processes. APPJs can reduce the calcination durations from 30 min to 4 min for the nanoporous TiO2 photoanode and from 15 min to 1 min for the Pt counter electrode. The ultra-short processes of DSSCs are benefited from the synergistic effects of the energetic nitrogen molecules and the heat of APPJs.

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Surface treatment of TiO2 films for dye-sensitized solar cells using atmospheric-pressure non-equilibrium DC pulse discharge plasma jet

Cited by 38 publications

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Rapid Atmospheric-Pressure-Plasma-Jet Processed Porous Materials for Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices

Rapid Atmospheric-Pressure-Plasma-Jet Processed Porous Materials for Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices

Low‐Temperature Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Processes for “Green” Third Generation Photovoltaics

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Surface treatment of TiO2 films for dye-sensitized solar cells using atmospheric-pressure non-equilibrium DC pulse discharge plasma jet

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Rapid Atmospheric-Pressure-Plasma-Jet Processed Porous Materials for Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices

Rapid Atmospheric-Pressure-Plasma-Jet Processed Porous Materials for Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices

Low‐Temperature Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Processes for “Green” Third Generation Photovoltaics

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