5802.3:
Nanocrystalline Flexible Photovoltaic Cells based on Sensitized Heterojunctions
Abstract
The goal of the proposed project is to examine solid state, thin film, ultra-light, flexible solar cells based on the sensitization of nanocristalline oxide semiconductor films. The target for the flexible solar cell's conversion efficiency is to reach 4 % during the project. The flexible cell will be realized through deposition of the key nanocristalline oxide on a thin metallic foil or a transparent conducting plastic sheet. The junction is completed by infiltrating the mesoporous network with an organic hole conductor.