From crab shell to solar cell: a gel polymer electrolyte based on N-phthaloylchitosan and its application in dye-sensitized solar cells
Chitosan, a biopolymer derived from crab shells which is insoluble in common organic solvents has been converted to the organosoluble N-phthaloylchitosan (PhCh) by reaction with phthalic anhydride in dimethylformamide (DMF). The formation and structure of PhCh was confirmed by the characteristic pea...
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my.um.eprints.187342019-08-27T01:00:56Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/18734/ From crab shell to solar cell: a gel polymer electrolyte based on N-phthaloylchitosan and its application in dye-sensitized solar cells Yusuf, S.N.F. Azzahari, A.D. Yahya, R. Majid, Siti Rohana Careem, M.A. Arof, Abdul Kariem Q Science (General) QC Physics QD Chemistry Chitosan, a biopolymer derived from crab shells which is insoluble in common organic solvents has been converted to the organosoluble N-phthaloylchitosan (PhCh) by reaction with phthalic anhydride in dimethylformamide (DMF). The formation and structure of PhCh was confirmed by the characteristic peaks of phthalimido and aromatic groups observed at 719, 1708 and 1772 cm−1 and two sets of peaks centered at 3.0 and 7.5 ppm obtained from FTIR and 1H NMR analyses respectively. Gel polymer electrolytes consisting of PhCh, ethylene carbonate (EC), and DMF with various amounts of tetrapropylammonium iodide (TPAI) and iodine were prepared. The interaction behavior between polymer–plasticizer–salt was thoroughly investigated using FTIR spectroscopy. The gel polymer electrolyte consisting of PhCh : EC : DMF : TPAI : I2 in a weight ratio (g) of 0.1 : 0.3 : 0.3 : 0.12 : 0.012 showed the highest conductivity of 5.46 × 10−3 S cm−1 at room temperature and exhibited the best performance in DSSCs with efficiency of 5.0%, with JSC of 12.72 mA cm−2, VOC of 0.60 V and fill factor of 0.66. Royal Society of Chemistry 2016 Article PeerReviewed Yusuf, S.N.F. and Azzahari, A.D. and Yahya, R. and Majid, Siti Rohana and Careem, M.A. and Arof, Abdul Kariem (2016) From crab shell to solar cell: a gel polymer electrolyte based on N-phthaloylchitosan and its application in dye-sensitized solar cells. RSC Advances, 6 (33). pp. 27714-27724. ISSN 2046-2069 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ra04188d doi:10.1039/c6ra04188d |
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Chitosan, a biopolymer derived from crab shells which is insoluble in common organic solvents has been converted to the organosoluble N-phthaloylchitosan (PhCh) by reaction with phthalic anhydride in dimethylformamide (DMF). The formation and structure of PhCh was confirmed by the characteristic peaks of phthalimido and aromatic groups observed at 719, 1708 and 1772 cm−1 and two sets of peaks centered at 3.0 and 7.5 ppm obtained from FTIR and 1H NMR analyses respectively. Gel polymer electrolytes consisting of PhCh, ethylene carbonate (EC), and DMF with various amounts of tetrapropylammonium iodide (TPAI) and iodine were prepared. The interaction behavior between polymer–plasticizer–salt was thoroughly investigated using FTIR spectroscopy. The gel polymer electrolyte consisting of PhCh : EC : DMF : TPAI : I2 in a weight ratio (g) of 0.1 : 0.3 : 0.3 : 0.12 : 0.012 showed the highest conductivity of 5.46 × 10−3 S cm−1 at room temperature and exhibited the best performance in DSSCs with efficiency of 5.0%, with JSC of 12.72 mA cm−2, VOC of 0.60 V and fill factor of 0.66. |
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From crab shell to solar cell: a gel polymer electrolyte based on N-phthaloylchitosan and its application in dye-sensitized solar cells |
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From crab shell to solar cell: a gel polymer electrolyte based on N-phthaloylchitosan and its application in dye-sensitized solar cells |
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