Glass Frit Sealed Dye Solar Modules with Adaptable Screen Printed Design

Author

Hinsch, A. ; Belledin, U. ; Brandt, H. ; Einsele, F. ; Hemming, S. ; Koch, D. ; Rau, U. ; Sastrawan, R. ; Schauer, T.

Author_Institution

Fraunhofer Inst. for Solar Energy Syst., Freiburg

Volume

1

fYear

2006

fDate

38838

Firstpage

32

Lastpage

35

Abstract

A cost effective glass soldering technique was developed which has been successfully applied to the dye solar cell (DSC) technology. A complete manufacturing process of DSC modules-ranging from screen-printed layers to semi-automated colouring and electrolyte filling-in a laboratory-scale baseline has been accomplished. The manufacturing process of 30times30 cm² modules was partly transferred to large areas of 60times100 cm². Electrolytes based on non-volatile organic ionic liquids have been tested as good candidates for long-term stability and performance. By screen printing a light scattering ZrO₂ layer over the transparent active area of the module, various different patterns-ranging from logo-type to image-type designs-were realised. Additionally, the lead-free glass frit was coloured by inorganic pigments to adjust the unique esthetical appearance of the module

Keywords

dyes; manufacturing processes; solar cells; soldering; zirconium compounds; ZrO₂; dye solar cell; electrolyte; glass frit sealed dye solar modules; glass soldering technique; inorganic pigments; light scattering; manufacturing process; nonvolatile organic ionic liquids; screen printed design; screen-printed layers; semiautomated colouring; Costs; Glass; Laboratories; Liquids; Manufacturing processes; Photovoltaic cells; Printing; Soldering; Stability; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0017-1

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0017-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279339

Filename

4059554