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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
May. 08, 2013
Applicants:
Lg Chem, Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Soo Hee Jung, Daejeon, KR;
Inventor:
Tae-Sik Kang, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Assignee:
DENTONS US LLP, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01G 9/20 (2006.01); H01L 51/44 (2006.01); H01L 51/48 (2006.01); H01L 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01G 9/2022 (2013.01); H01G 9/204 (2013.01); H01G 9/2031 (2013.01); H01G 9/2036 (2013.01); H01G 9/2077 (2013.01); H01G 9/2059 (2013.01); H01G 9/2072 (2013.01); H01L 51/0086 (2013.01); Y02E 10/542 (2013.01); Y02P 70/521 (2015.11);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a dye-sensitized solar cell and a fabrication method thereof. The dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention comprises: a transparent substrate; a porous semiconductor layer provided on the transparent substrate and comprising a dye sensitizer; a current collecting electrode provided on the porous semiconductor layer and deposited such that a structure having at least one through-hole on the porous semiconductor layer is formed; a catalyst electrode; and an electrolyte material provided between the transparent substrate and the catalyst electrode.