DSSCs reports produced with several sealing materials.

Device design	Sealant	Stability	Ref.
FTO glass PE – FTO glass CE	Surlyn	Stability of one DSSC reported, which retained 90% of initial photovoltaic performance for 500 hours under continuous full sun irradiation with a UV cut-off filter	100
FTO glass PE – FTO glass CE	Surlyn, bynel and epoxy	Champion DSSCs with ACN maintained 66% of the initial efficiency after 2000 hours at 20 °C and 1 sun light intensity. DSSCs with 3-MPN solvent based electrolyte maintain 91% of the initial efficiency	101
		DSSCs with ACN solvent based electrolyte maintain 100% efficiency at maximum power point at 30 °C for a period of 1000 h
FTO glass PE – FTO glass CE	“Surlyn and hermetic sealing with epoxy adhesive (3 M)”	DSSC maintained 90% of initial PCE with full sunlight soaking at 60 °C for 1000 h	102
FTO glass PE – FTO glass CE	Surlyn	The QS-DSSCs with dyes N-719 and Z-907 retained 95% and 97% of their initial value under continuous light illumination of 200 lux at 35 °C after 1000 h	80
FTO glass PE – FTO glass CE	UV curing glue	Stability of one DSSC reported, which retained 92% of its peak value during light soaking test at 60 °C for 500 h	103
Thin film (AlOxNy) coated polymer (PEN) polymers were used as substrates	The PE and CE were attached with epoxy resin	DSSC retained 50% of the initial value after 300 h	104
FTO glass PE – FTO glass CE	UV curing glue	DSSC remained stable (4 days) when stored in ambient dark conditions. DSSC retained 90% of its initial value during maximum power (Pmax) point tracking for 12 h under 100 mW cm−2 continuous light soaking at 45 °C	25