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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2013
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TW;
Jih-Jen Wu, Tainan, TW;
Geng-Jia Chang, Tainan, TW;
Shou-Yen Lin, Tainan, TW;
Chun-te Wu, Tainan, TW;
Jen-Sue Chen, Tainan, TW;
NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY, Tainan, TW;
Abstract
A flexible photo-anode of dye-sensitized solar cell and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The method includes steps of: coating zinc oxide nanoparticles on a flexible substrate to form a seed layer; immersing the flexible substrate into a first reaction solution; heating the seed layer to form a zinc oxide nanowire array; cooling the flexible substrate to the room temperature, immersing it into the second reaction solution, and stirring the second reaction solution, so that the zinc oxide nanowire array forms a cactus-like structure. Thus, the sintering and embossing processes can be prevented.