{"type":"journal_article","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are silicon free, simply producible solar cells. Lon-gevity, however, is a longstanding problem for DSSCs. Due to liquid electrolytes being commonly used, evaporation of the electrolyte causes a dramatic drop in electric out-put as cells continue to be used unmaintained. Stopping evaporation has been tried in different ways in the past, albeit with differing degrees of success. In a recent project, a different route was chosen, exploring ways of revitalizing DSSCs after varying peri-ods of usage. For this, we focused on rehydration of the cells using distilled water as well as the electrolyte contained in the cells. The results show a significant influence of these rehydration procedures on the solar cell efficiency. In possible applications of DSSCs in tents etc., morning dew may thus be used for rehydration of solar cells. Re-fillable DSSCs can also be used in tropical climates or specific types of farms and greenhouses where high humidity serves the purpose of rehydrating DSSCs."}],"publication_identifier":{"issn":["2333-8334"]},"page":"397-403","date_updated":"2024-05-02T06:19:40Z","alternative_id":["350","2584"],"department":[{"_id":"103"}],"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"intvolume":"         5","publisher":"American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)","author":[{"full_name":"Hellert, Christian","last_name":"Hellert","first_name":"Christian","id":"221135"},{"first_name":"Christian","last_name":"Klemt","full_name":"Klemt, Christian"},{"first_name":"Uta","full_name":"Scheidt, Uta","last_name":"Scheidt"},{"full_name":"Juhász Junger, Irén","last_name":"Juhász Junger","first_name":"Irén"},{"full_name":"Schwenzfeier-Hellkamp, Eva","orcid_put_code_url":"https://api.orcid.org/v2.0/0000-0002-3020-1343/work/158836515","last_name":"Schwenzfeier-Hellkamp","orcid":"0000-0002-3020-1343","first_name":"Eva","id":"72528"},{"last_name":"Ehrmann","orcid_put_code_url":"https://api.orcid.org/v2.0/0000-0003-0695-3905/work/158836516","full_name":"Ehrmann, Andrea","id":"223776","first_name":"Andrea","orcid":"0000-0003-0695-3905"}],"issue":"3","volume":5,"doi":"10.3934/energy.2017.3.397","keyword":["DSSC","dye sensitized solar cell","electrolyte","rehydration","self-refilling"],"quality_controlled":"1","project":[{"name":"Institut für Technische Energie-Systeme","_id":"0ec202b7-cd76-11ed-89f4-a9e1a6dbdaa7"}],"date_created":"2024-01-02T11:25:41Z","publication":"AIMS Energy","title":"Rehydrating dye sensitized solar cells","citation":{"bibtex":"@article{Hellert_Klemt_Scheidt_Juhász Junger_Schwenzfeier-Hellkamp_Ehrmann_2017, title={Rehydrating dye sensitized solar cells}, volume={5}, DOI={<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3934/energy.2017.3.397\">10.3934/energy.2017.3.397</a>}, number={3}, journal={AIMS Energy}, publisher={American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)}, author={Hellert, Christian and Klemt, Christian and Scheidt, Uta and Juhász Junger, Irén and Schwenzfeier-Hellkamp, Eva and Ehrmann, Andrea}, year={2017}, pages={397–403} }","ama":"Hellert C, Klemt C, Scheidt U, Juhász Junger I, Schwenzfeier-Hellkamp E, Ehrmann A. Rehydrating dye sensitized solar cells. <i>AIMS Energy</i>. 2017;5(3):397-403. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3934/energy.2017.3.397\">10.3934/energy.2017.3.397</a>","mla":"Hellert, Christian, et al. “Rehydrating Dye Sensitized Solar Cells.” <i>AIMS Energy</i>, vol. 5, no. 3, American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), 2017, pp. 397–403, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3934/energy.2017.3.397\">10.3934/energy.2017.3.397</a>.","short":"C. Hellert, C. Klemt, U. Scheidt, I. Juhász Junger, E. Schwenzfeier-Hellkamp, A. Ehrmann, AIMS Energy 5 (2017) 397–403.","alphadin":"<span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Hellert, Christian</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Klemt, Christian</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Scheidt, Uta</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Juhász Junger, Irén</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Schwenzfeier-Hellkamp, Eva</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Ehrmann, Andrea</span>: Rehydrating dye sensitized solar cells. In: <i>AIMS Energy</i> Bd. 5, American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) (2017), Nr. 3, S. 397–403","ieee":"C. Hellert, C. Klemt, U. Scheidt, I. Juhász Junger, E. Schwenzfeier-Hellkamp, and A. Ehrmann, “Rehydrating dye sensitized solar cells,” <i>AIMS Energy</i>, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 397–403, 2017.","apa":"Hellert, C., Klemt, C., Scheidt, U., Juhász Junger, I., Schwenzfeier-Hellkamp, E., &#38; Ehrmann, A. (2017). Rehydrating dye sensitized solar cells. <i>AIMS Energy</i>, <i>5</i>(3), 397–403. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3934/energy.2017.3.397\">https://doi.org/10.3934/energy.2017.3.397</a>","chicago":"Hellert, Christian, Christian Klemt, Uta Scheidt, Irén Juhász Junger, Eva Schwenzfeier-Hellkamp, and Andrea Ehrmann. “Rehydrating Dye Sensitized Solar Cells.” <i>AIMS Energy</i> 5, no. 3 (2017): 397–403. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3934/energy.2017.3.397\">https://doi.org/10.3934/energy.2017.3.397</a>."},"user_id":"72528","_id":"4196","status":"public","publication_status":"published","year":"2017"}