Abstract: A composition for filling an ion exchange membrane including a first aromatic vinyl monomer having a halogenated alkyl group or a quaternary ammonium salt group, a method of preparing the ion exchange membrane, an ion exchange membrane prepared using the method, and a redox flow battery including the ion exchange membrane.

Abstract: A dye-sensitized solar cell that includes a semiconductor layer, to which a photosensitive dye generating electrons is adhered; a photo electrode disposed on a side of the semiconductor layer so as to transfer electrons; and an auxiliary electrode disposed on the other side of the semiconductor layer so as to transfer the electrons, and at least one semiconductor layer and at least one auxiliary electrode are stacked alternatively. Thus, an amount of molecules of the photosensitive dye may be increased without increasing the moving distance of electrons, and the efficiency of the solar cell may be increased.

Abstract: An electrolyte for a solar cell comprising a heterogeneous redox couple comprising iodide and a pseudohalogen and a dye-sensitized solar cell including the electrolyte is provided.

Abstract: A benzoindole-based compound represented by Formula 1 below, a dye including the benzoindole-based compound, and a dye-sensitized solar cell including the dye: is prepared at a low cost, has a high molar absorption coefficient, and high photoelectron conversion efficiency, as compared to a conventional ruthenium dye. The benzoindole-based dye is an organic dye including an N-aryl electron donor and an acidic functional group an electron acceptor.

Abstract: An electrolyte for a dye-sensitized solar cell, the electrolyte including an organic solvent; a redox derivative; and an additive including a linear carbon chain, wherein the additive has an ionic or non-ionic neutral functional group located at one or more ends of the linear carbon chain. The viscosity of the high-density electrolyte is reduced, whereby the ionic conductivity of the electrolyte is increased, and the leakage of the electrolyte from the dye-sensitized solar cell is prevented. Therefore, a dye-sensitized solar cell including the electrolyte exhibits enhanced durability and efficiency such as in terms of fill factor (FF).

Abstract: A photoelectrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell, the photoelectrode including a coating product of a composition including a metal oxide, an acid, a first additive comprising one or more compounds represented by Formula 1 below, and a second additive comprising one or more compounds represented by Formula 2 below: where in Formula 1, Ra is a C10 to C30 alkyl group, X is a hydrogen atom or —(CH2CH2O)n—Rb, n is an integer of 1 to 20, and Rb is a C10 to C30 alkyl group, and where in Formula 2, Rc is a C10 to C30 alkyl group, and n is an integer of 1 to 20.

Abstract: A gel electrolyte for a dye sensitized solar cell and a dye sensitized solar cell including the gel electrolyte. The gel electrolyte includes: a redox couple generated from a polymer-iodine complex and an iodide salt; inorganic nanoparticles; and a high-viscosity organic solvent.

Abstract: A dye-sensitized solar cell includes a first electrode, a light absorption layer disposed on one side of the first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, a light reflecting layer disposed on one side of the second electrode, and an electrolyte filled between the first electrode and the second electrode. Here, the light reflecting layer includes a plurality of thin films including a first oxide thin film and a second oxide thin film, the first oxide thin film has a different refractive index from the second oxide thin film, and the first and second oxide thin films are stacked alternately.

Abstract: A dye for dye-sensitized solar cells includes an organometallic complex represented by M(L)pX2:(Z)q. In the organometallic complex, M is a Group 8 through Group 10 metallic element, L is a bidentate ligand, X is a co-ligand, and Z is a counter-ion. The ratio of the bidentate ligand (L) to the counter-ion (Z) is about 1.1 to about 1.4. A method of preparing an exemplary dye includes mixing the organometallic complex with tetrabutylammonium thiocyanate and tetrabutylammonium hydroxide to prepare a solution, and purifying the solution at a pH of about 3.8 to about 4.1. A dye-sensitized solar cell includes a first electrode with a light absorbing layer, a second electrode and an electrolyte between the first and second electrodes. The light absorbing layer includes the dye.

Abstract: An electrode for a dye sensitized solar cell, the electrode including platinum having a controlled surface roughness and a specific surface area of platinum, a method of manufacturing the electrode, and a dye sensitized solar cell having excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency by including the electrode.

Abstract: A ruthenium complex having at least one selected from an alkyl thiophene unit and a unit in which thiophenes are linked to aromatic rings in the form of a pentagonal ring and a dye-sensitized solar cell using the same.

Abstract: A spirobifluorene-based compound and a dye-sensitized solar cell using the spirobifluorene-based compound as a dye.

Abstract: A method of adsorbing dye to a metal oxide particle by using a supercritical fluid, and a solar cell prepared using the method.

Abstract: A dye-sensitized solar cell that includes a semiconductor layer, to which a photosensitive dye generating electrons is adhered; a photo electrode disposed on a side of the semiconductor layer so as to transfer electrons; and an auxiliary electrode disposed on the other side of the semiconductor layer so as to transfer the electrons, and at least one semiconductor layer and at least one auxiliary electrode are stacked alternatively. Thus, an amount of molecules of the photosensitive dye may be increased without increasing the moving distance of electrons, and the efficiency of the solar cell may be increased.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device that may effectively prevent an electrolyte from leaking and have a high durability. The photoelectric conversion device includes a first substrate and a second substrate spaced from the first substrate with a space therebetween. The first substrate has an inlet from a side of the first substrate opposite a side facing the second substrate, and the inlet extends through the first substrate to the space between the first and second substrates. A filling material substantially fills at least a portion of the inlet. A cap is on the first substrate and covers the inlet. The filling material isolates the cap from the space such that the space is double sealed from the side of the first substrate opposite the side facing the second substrate.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device that includes: a light-receiving substrate, on which a photoelectrode is formed; a counter substrate that is disposed facing the light-receiving substrate, on which a counter electrode is formed; a semiconductor layer that is formed on the photoelectrode, into which a photosensitive dye is absorbed; and an electrolyte layer that is formed between the semiconductor layer and the counter electrode. The counter electrode includes a catalyst layer formed directly on the counter substrate.

Abstract: A benzoindole-based compound represented by Formula 1 below, a dye including the benzoindole-based compound, and a dye-sensitized solar cell including the dye: is prepared at a low cost, has a high molar absorption coefficient, and high photoelectron conversion efficiency, as compared to a conventional ruthenium dye. The benzoindole-based dye is an organic dye including an N-aryl electron donor and an acidic functional group an electron acceptor.

Abstract: A photoelectrode for a dye sensitized solar cell, a method of preparing the same, and a dye sensitized solar cell using the photoelectrode. The photoelectrode includes mesoporous titanium dioxide particles with an average particle diameter in a range of about 100 to about 2000 nm and a specific surface area in a range of about 150 to about 300 m2/g, wherein the mesopores of the mesoporous titanium dioxide particles have an average pore diameter in a range of about 2 to about 7 nm.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device designed according to a ratio of a line width to a pitch of a grid collector electrode is provided. The photoelectric conversion device includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a first electrode between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first electrode including a first grid electrode. A first ratio (W/P) of a line width of the first grid electrode to a pitch of the first grid electrode is configured in accordance with a photoelectric conversion efficiency of the photoelectric conversion device, thereby the photoelectric conversion device may have improved photoelectric conversion efficiency.

Abstract: Provided is a dye-sensitized solar cell including a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; a first electrode unit and a second electrode unit disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and respectively including at least one or more grid electrodes; an electrolyte filled in the first electrode unit and the second electrode unit; a sealing material for sealing the electrolyte between the first substrate and the second substrate; a collector electrode unit including a first collector electrode and a second collector electrode electrically connected to the first electrode unit and the second electrode unit, respectively; and a protruding terminal unit including a first protruding terminal and a second protruding terminal electrically connected to the first collector electrode and the second collector electrode, respectively.