title: A solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell based on a novel ionic liquid gel and ZnO nanoparticles on a flexible polymer substrate.
abstract: This paper describes a new strategy to make a full solid-state, flexible, dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) based on novel ionic liquid gel, organic dye, ZnO nanoparticles and carbon nanotube (CNT) thin film stamped onto a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate. The CNTs serve both as the charge collector and as scaffolds for the growth of ZnO nanoparticles, where the black dye molecules are anchored. It opens up the possibility of developing a continuous roll to roll processing for THE mass production of DSSCs.
authors.affiliation: Nokia Research Centre c/o Nanoscience Centre, University of Cambridge, 11 JJ Thomson Avenue, CB3 0FF, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Di
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Husnu Emrah
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Unalan
authors.forename: Dongxue
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Qixian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Gehan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Amaratunga
authors.forename: Tapani
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ryhanen