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Dye Solar Cell Assembly1. ? ? ? Glass handlingTransparent conducting oxide glass (TCO glass) should not be touched with bare fingers. If fingerprints or other contamination are present, clean with ethanol and dry with a hair-dryer.Note: ? The hazy side, i.e. the one that feels like sticky when passing gently with the fingernail, is the conducting side for the SnO2 glasses.2. ? ? ? Scotch tape printing of nanocrystalline TiO2 pastesStir well the nanocrystalline TiO2 pastes before use, not shake unless bubbles could be formed.The thickness of the adhesive tape will determine the thickness of the titanium oxide deposited on the glass. We use Scotch Magic tape from 3M, having a thickness of ca. 50 mm. This tape can be easily removed from the glass without leaving traces of adhesive materials.In order to achieve a electrode thickness of ca. 8 mm, two layers of tape are required, although this will depend on the paste concentration used. The transparent pastes (Ti-Nanoxide T or Ti-Nanoxide HT) are made to give a layer of 2-3 mm for a single layer of tape.When using two layers of tape, care must be taken that the dried titanium oxide will not peel off. So a slow dry-out of the solvent and a progressive heating is necessary to ensure optimal adhesion of the titanium oxide layer onto the TCO glass.The deposition process itself consists of spreading out a given volume, of ca. 10 ml/cm2 of titanium oxide paste with a rigid squeegee. A good squeegee is, for example, a microscope slide, preferably with polished edges. A glass rod could also do the job.Let dry electrode or gently dry it with a hair-dryer till the solvent is evaporated. With the Ti-Nanoxide D paste, the electrode turns white or slightly translucent upon drying and with a Ti-Nanoxide T or Ti-Nanoxide HT paste it turns transparent. Important: There should be no signs of peeling off. Look also on the back side of the glass electrode and check if there are no air bubbles visible.Once the