Efficiency enhancement by mixed cation effect in dye-sensitized solar cells with a PVdF based gel polymer electrolyte

• Main Authors: Mohd Arof, Abdul Kariem, Aziz, M. F., Mohd Noor, Mazni, Careem, M. A., Bandara, L. R A K, Thotawatthage, C. A., Rupasinghe, W. N S, Dissanayake, M. A.K.Lakshman
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier Limited 2014
• Subjects: QP Physiology; TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/58500/1/58500_Efficiency%20enhancement_complete%20article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58500/2/58500_Efficiency%20enhancement_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58500/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S036031991301728X?via%3Dihub

This paper reports the effect of using a mixed iodide salt system with two dissimilar cations to enhance the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells made with polyvinylidenefluoride (PVdF) based gel electrolyte. Instead of a single iodide salt, a mixture of potassium iodide (KI) with a small K+ cat...