Review on polymer electrolyte in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)

Su’ait, Mohd Sukor; Rahman, Mohd Yusri Abd; Ahmad, Azizan

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2015.02.043

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“…Five different gel electrolyte samples containing binary iodides were prepared according to the stoichiometric relation (PAN) 10 (EC) 25 (PC) 20 (MI) 1.2 (Pr 4 NI) 0.75 (I 2 ) 0.12 in order to get a good gel and to keep the molar concentration of the electrolyte constant. In this formula, PAN represents one monomer of the polymer polyacrylonitrile.…”

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“…6 Variation of the short circuit current density (J sc ) with the alkaline iodide salts (MI=LiI, NaI, KI, RbI, and CsI) in (PAN) 10 (EC) 25 (PC) 20 (MI) 1.2 (I 2 ) 0.12 electrolyte series with and without Pr 4 NI Fig. 7 The variation of the efficiency and fill factor (FF) with the alkaline iodide salts (MI=LiI, NaI, KI, RbI, and CsI) in (PAN) 10 (EC) 25 (PC) 20 (MI) 1.2 (I 2 ) 0.12 electrolyte series with and without Pr 4 NI solar cells based on a single cation electrolyte increased with the increasing size of the cation. Therefore, the maximum efficiency in this series, 3.48%, was shown by the CsIcontaining PECSC.…”

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“…Although, at present, these liquid electrolyte-based solar cells have reached an efficiency of about 14% [5], and quasi-solid state configuration have attracted much attention due to their better stability, non-flammability, negligible vapor pressure, and simpler cell preparation techniques [6][7][8][9]. Although the performance of dye-sensitized PECSCs is largely governed by the charge transport and the nature of the ions in the electrolyte [10][11][12], detailed studies of these aspects are lacking in the literature.…”

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“…It has been established that the nature and the concentration of ionic species in the electrolyte have a profound influence on the conductivity in these polymer electrolytes [16][17][18]. In particular, the size, shape, and charge density of ions have independent and profound influences on both the conductivity and the ionic strength in a quasi-solid (gel) polymer electrolytes [10,17].…”

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Dependence of solar cell performance on the nature of alkaline counterion in gel polymer electrolytes containing binary iodides

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Fernando

Furlani

et al. 2017

J Solid State Electrochem

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Performance of dye-sensitized nano-crystalline TiO 2 thin film-based photo-electrochemical solar cells (PECSCs) containing gel polymer electrolytes is largely governed by the nature of the cation in the electrolyte. Dependence of the photovoltaic performance in these quasi-solid state PECSCs on the alkaline cation size has already been investigated for single cation iodide salt-based electrolytes. The present study reports the ionic conductivity dependence on the nature of alkaline cations (counterion) in a gel polymer electrolyte based on binary iodides. Polyacrylonitrile-based gel polymer electrolyte series containing binary iodide salts is prepared using one of the alkaline iodides (LiI, NaI, KI, RbI, and CsI) and tetrapropylammonium iodide (Pr 4 NI

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Dependence of solar cell performance on the nature of alkaline counterion in gel polymer electrolytes containing binary iodides

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“…The dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is one of the most promising potential solar power sources [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. In 1996, Grätzel's research group proposed low-cost novel photovoltaic modules based on monolithically seriesconnected dye sensitized photoelectrochemical cells.…”

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Influence of thin film thickness of working electrodes on photovoltaic characteristics of dye-sensitized solar cells

Lai¹,

Hsu²,

Lai³

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Abstract. This paper presents the study of the influence of thin film thickness of working electrodes on the photovoltaic characteristics of dye-sensitized solar cells. Titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) thin films, with the thickness from 7.67 to 24.3 μm, were used to fabricate the working electrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). A TiO 2 film was coated on a fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) conductive glass substrate and then sintered in a high-temperature furnace. On the other hand, platinum (Pt) solution was coated onto an FTO substrate for the fabrication of the counter electrode of a DSSC. The working electrode immersed in a dye, the counter electrode, and the electrolyte were assembled to complete a sandwich-structure DSSC. The material analysis of the TiO 2 films of DSSCs was carried out by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, while the photovoltaic characteristics of DSSCs were measured by an AM-1.5 sunlight simulator. The light transmittance characteristics of the TiO 2 working electrode depend on the TiO 2 film thickness. The thin film thickness of the working electrode also affects the light absorption of a dye and results in the photovoltaic characteristics of the DSSC, including open-circuited voltage (V OC ), short-circuited current density (J SC ), fill factor, and photovoltaic conversion efficiency.

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Graphene/TiO₂Nanocomposites: Synthesis Routes, Characterization, and Solar Cell Applications

Lai

Siddick

Juan

2019

Handbook of Graphene

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Review on polymer electrolyte in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)

Cited by 281 publications

References 167 publications

Dependence of solar cell performance on the nature of alkaline counterion in gel polymer electrolytes containing binary iodides

Dependence of solar cell performance on the nature of alkaline counterion in gel polymer electrolytes containing binary iodides

Influence of thin film thickness of working electrodes on photovoltaic characteristics of dye-sensitized solar cells

Graphene/TiO₂Nanocomposites: Synthesis Routes, Characterization, and Solar Cell Applications

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Review on polymer electrolyte in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)

Cited by 281 publications

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Dependence of solar cell performance on the nature of alkaline counterion in gel polymer electrolytes containing binary iodides

Dependence of solar cell performance on the nature of alkaline counterion in gel polymer electrolytes containing binary iodides

Influence of thin film thickness of working electrodes on photovoltaic characteristics of dye-sensitized solar cells

Graphene/TiO2Nanocomposites: Synthesis Routes, Characterization, and Solar Cell Applications

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