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Journal of Solar Energy Engineering | Volume 134 | Issue 1 | Research Paper
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Temperature and Irradiance Dependence of a Dye Sensitized Solar Cell With Acetonitrile Based Electrolyte

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Edwin Peng

Mechanical Engineering Department,  Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712berberoglu@mail.utexas.edu

Halil Berberoğlu1

Mechanical Engineering Department,  Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712berberoglu@mail.utexas.edu

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J. Sol. Energy Eng 134(1), 011011 (Nov 29, 2011) (7 pages) doi:10.1115/1.4005357 History: Received August 23, 2011; Revised October 17, 2011; Published November 29, 2011; Online November 29, 2011
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Performance characteristics of an acetonitrile electrolyte based dye-sensitized solar cell were measured experimentally as functions of temperature (from 5 to 50 °C) and irradiance (from 500 to 1500 W m−2 ). The results indicated two thermal regimes of operation characterized by diffusion and recombination limitation. It was shown that in the diffusion dominated regime the photoconversion efficiency was not a strong function of temperature whereas it decreased significantly with increasing temperature in the recombination dominated regime. Also, it was shown that the recombination rate was not affected significantly by increase in irradiance resulting in an overall larger temperature dependence of cell performance at larger irradiances.
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+Open circuit voltage as a function of (a) temperature and (b) irradiance
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Open circuit voltage as a function of (a) temperature and (b) irradiance
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Open circuit voltage as a function of (a) temperature and (b) irradiance

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+The slope mV in Eq. 11 as a function of temperature
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The slope mV in Eq. 11 as a function of temperature
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The slope mV in Eq. 11 as a function of temperature

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+(a) The effective series resistance and (b) fill factor as functions of temperature for all irradiances
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(a) The effective series resistance and (b) fill factor as functions of temperature for all irradiances
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(a) The effective series resistance and (b) fill factor as functions of temperature for all irradiances

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+Photoconversion efficiency as functions of temperature from 5 to 50°C at three irradiances 500, 1000, and 1500 W m−2
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Photoconversion efficiency as functions of temperature from 5 to 50°C at three irradiances 500, 1000, and 1500 W m−2
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Photoconversion efficiency as functions of temperature from 5 to 50°C at three irradiances 500, 1000, and 1500 W m−2

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+Short circuit current density as a function of (a) temperature and (b) irradiance
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Short circuit current density as a function of (a) temperature and (b) irradiance
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Short circuit current density as a function of (a) temperature and (b) irradiance

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+Comparison of IV curve obtained using the polarization curve measurement setup with NREL calibration data
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Comparison of IV curve obtained using the polarization curve measurement setup with NREL calibration data
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Comparison of IV curve obtained using the polarization curve measurement setup with NREL calibration data

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+Schematic of the temperature controlled photovoltaic cell polarization curve measurement system
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Schematic of the temperature controlled photovoltaic cell polarization curve measurement system
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Schematic of the temperature controlled photovoltaic cell polarization curve measurement system

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+Schematic view of the (a) top and (b) side of fabricated DSSCs
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Schematic view of the (a) top and (b) side of fabricated DSSCs
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Schematic view of the (a) top and (b) side of fabricated DSSCs

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+SEM image of the nanocrystalline structure of the sintered TiO2 film
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SEM image of the nanocrystalline structure of the sintered TiO2 film
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SEM image of the nanocrystalline structure of the sintered TiO2 film

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