NSK Ltd. (NSK; Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; President and CEO: Norio Otsuka) today announced that it has developed an electrolyte with greater transparency than conventional units, thereby making it possible to produce dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) that feature a superior hue, transparency and design. Electrolytes are constructional elements that carry electrons between the pigment and electrodes of DSSC, thereby playing a critical role in the performance of solar cells. NSK will exhibit this newly developed product at the PV EXPO 2015-The 8th International Photovoltaic Power Generation Expo from Wednesday, February 25 to Friday, February 27 at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo. In these ways, NSK is contributing to the realization of the Internet of Things.
High transparency electrolyte
Photo of solar panel
DSSC are different from mainstream silicon and compound semiconductor solar cells in that they can contribute to hue and design. Also, DSSC are better than conventional solar cells at generating power under conditions of low incidence angle dependency and low illumination. They are the next generation of solar cells with potential applications such as use, for example, in power supply for sensors used to light interior posters and stained glass.
NSK developed this new electrolyte that has a greater level of transparency than conventional units by applying electrochemical technology fostered through its development of core material technology and organic material technology fostered through its development of lubrication technology as applied to development to DSSC. In carrying this out, NSK has made it possible to produce DSSC panels that provide superior hue, transparency and design.
