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                Long term stability of dye sensitized solar cells for large area power applications : LOTS-DSC publishable report
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	Kroon, J.M.;  Hinsch, A.;  Roosmalen, J.A.M. van;  Burg, N.P.G. van der;  Bakker, N.J.;  Kinderman, R.;  Sommeling, P.M.;  Späth, M.;  Kern, R.;  Sastrawan, R.;  Ferber, J.;  Schubert, M.;  Hasenhindl, G.;  Schill, C.;  Lorenz, M.;  Stangl, R.;  Baumgärtner, S.;  Peter, Ch.;  Meyer, A.;  Meyer, T.;  Uhlendorf, I.;  Holzbock, J.;  Niepmann, R.
 
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                Zonne-energie
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                1-11-2001
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                ECN-C--01-124
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                ECN rapport
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        Samenvatting:
        In this three-year project the project partners have worked on the long-term stability and efficiency of nanocrystalline Dye-sensitized Solar Cells (nc-DSC).Accelerated ageing tests on nc-DSC show that, to first order, a separation between the effects of the stress factors visible light soaking, UV-illumination and thermal treatment on the long-term stability can be made. The corresponding mechanisms are of electrochemical, photochemical and pure chemical nature respectively.
It has been further proven that 2-valent salts like MgI2 and CaI2 as additives to the electrolyte have a strong stabilising effect during UV-illumination. Tests under continuos light soaking for several thousand hours demonstrate the ability of nc-DSCs to operate for at least 5 ? 10 years under outdoor illumination conditions without major degradations. Continuos and periodic thermal tests according to IEC 1215 norms are promising but with 30% to 40% loss in efficiency still critical.
Certified AM1.5 efficiencies up to 8.2% have been reached for nc-DSC on areas larger 1 cm2, i.e. 2.5 cm2.
A 2-Dimensional electrical model describing the contributions of the various cell components to the electrical behaviour has been developed.
    
    
        
        
    
    
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