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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Peter Holliman, Conwy, GB;
Arthur Connell, Gwynedd, GB;
Inventors:
Peter Holliman, Conwy, GB;
Arthur Connell, Gwynedd, GB;
Assignee:
Bangor University, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to the field of dye-sensitized solar cells and discloses a method for reducing the temperature necessary for sintering the metal oxide paste coating the electrode. The method comprises applying a colloid comprising a metal oxide, a solvent and a binder to an electrode and heating the coated electrode to a temperature of at most 300° C. for sintering the metal oxide following by cooling the electrode coated with sintered metal oxide. A process for preparing dye sensitized solar cells is also disclosed.