2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on dye-sensitized solar cell using size-controlled squid inkparticles
| Project/Area Number |
22310072
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Nanomaterials/Nanobioscience
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| Research Institution | Hakodate National College of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
UENO Takashi 函館工業高等専門学校, 物質工学科, 教授 (10310963)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MINATO Ken-ichi 函館工業高等専門学校, 電気電子工学科, 准教授 (40435384)
MATUURA Toshihiko 北海道教育大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (50431383)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 太陽電池 / ナノ材料 / イカ墨 / 廃棄物再資源化 / 農林水産物 / バイオテクノロジー |
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| Research Abstract |
TiO2 films were prepared using a paste mixture of titania and size-controlled squid ink particles that was used to manufacture macroporous electrodes in a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The sintering procedure at 450 °C decomposed the ink particles, thereby increasing the porosity of the structure in the films. An increase in the proportion of ink particles in the paste formulation increased the surface roughness of the films. The ink particles in the paste consequently enhanced the film porosity. The TiO2 films prepared using a paste mixture consisting of 30% ink particles had the roughest surface, but its DSSC had the lowest photoelectric conversion efficiency. Thus, this study revealed the effects of the paste composition on the TiO2 film morphology and DSSC performance.
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