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Laser sintering of a TiO2 nanoporous film on a flexible substrate for application in solar cells

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The selective laser sintering of TiO2-film nanoparticles on a plastic conductive substrate is considered for application in flexible dye-sensitized solar cells. It is shown that the absorbed energy of the laser radiation during laser sintering promotes electrical-contact formation between TiO2 nanoparticles without damaging the plastic conductive substrate. The choice of a near-infrared laser radiation (wavelength of 1064 nm) provides an efficient laser-sintering process. The laser-sintering method promotes a decrease in recombination losses in the TiO2 film and an improvement in the charge-collection efficiency, which can result in an increase in the efficiency of such solar cells. Furthermore, the efficient-laser sintering method has a great potential for application in the roll-to-roll technology of the fabrication of high-efficiency flexible solar cells.

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    S. P. Malyukov, A. V. Sayenko & I. A. Kirichenko

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Original Russian Text © S.P. Malyukov, A.V. Sayenko, I.A. Kirichenko, 2016, published in Fizika i Tekhnika Poluprovodnikov, 2016, Vol. 50, No. 9, pp. 1220–1224.

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Malyukov, S.P., Sayenko, A.V. & Kirichenko, I.A. Laser sintering of a TiO2 nanoporous film on a flexible substrate for application in solar cells. Semiconductors 50, 1198–1202 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063782616090153

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