title: Monolithic-Structured Single-Layered Textile-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.
abstract: Textile-structured solar cells are frequently discussed in the literature due to their prospective applications in wearable devices and in building integrated solar cells that utilize their flexibility, mechanical robustness, and aesthetic appearance, but the current approaches for textile-based solar cells-including the preparation of fibre-type solar cells woven into textiles-face several difficulties from high friction and tension during the weaving process. This study proposes a new structural concept and fabrication process for monolithic-structured textile-based dye-sensitized solar cells that are fabricated by a process similar to the cloth-making process, including the preparation of wires and yarns that are woven for use in textiles, printed, dyed, and packaged. The fabricated single-layered textile-based dye-sensitized solar cells successfully act as solar cells in our study, even under bending conditions. By controlling the inter-weft spacing and the number of Ti wires for the photoelectrode conductor, we have found that the performance of this type of dye-sensitized solar cell was notably affected by the spacing between photoelectrodes and counter-electrodes, the exposed areas of Ti wires to photoelectrodes, and photoelectrodes' surface morphology. We believe that this study provides a process and concept for improved textile-based solar cells that can form the basis for further research.
authors.affiliation: Nano Hybrid Research Center, Creative and Fundamental Research Division, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, 12, Bulmosan-ro 10beon-gil, Seongsan-gu, Changwon, 51543, Republic of Korea.|Department of Organic Material Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, 2, Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Min Ju
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.affiliation: Nano Hybrid Research Center, Creative and Fundamental Research Division, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, 12, Bulmosan-ro 10beon-gil, Seongsan-gu, Changwon, 51543, Republic of Korea.|Department of Electro-functionality Materials Engineering, University of Science and Technology, 12, Bulmosan-ro 10beon-gil, Seongsan-gu, Changwon, 51543, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seung I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Material Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, 2, Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Han Seong
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Nano Hybrid Research Center, Creative and Fundamental Research Division, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, 12, Bulmosan-ro 10beon-gil, Seongsan-gu, Changwon, 51543, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seon Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Nano Hybrid Research Center, Creative and Fundamental Research Division, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, 12, Bulmosan-ro 10beon-gil, Seongsan-gu, Changwon, 51543, Republic of Korea.|Department of Electro-functionality Materials Engineering, University of Science and Technology, 12, Bulmosan-ro 10beon-gil, Seongsan-gu, Changwon, 51543, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Lee