Enhancing efficiency of dye sensitized solar cells based on poly(propylene) carbonate polymer gel electrolytes incorporating double salts
The performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) depends on the ionic conductivity and flexibility of electrolyte. Gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) consisting poly(propylene) carbonate (PPC) incorporated with double salts (i.e. calcium iodide (CaI2) and tetrabutylammonium iodide (TBAI)) were pre...
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my.um.eprints.246552020-06-04T04:15:02Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/24655/ Enhancing efficiency of dye sensitized solar cells based on poly(propylene) carbonate polymer gel electrolytes incorporating double salts Yee, Liaw Poh Farhana, N.K. Omar, Fatin Saiha Sundararajan, V. Bashir, Shahid Saidi, Norshahirah Mohamad Ramesh, Subramaniam Ramesh, Kasi Q Science (General) QC Physics The performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) depends on the ionic conductivity and flexibility of electrolyte. Gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) consisting poly(propylene) carbonate (PPC) incorporated with double salts (i.e. calcium iodide (CaI2) and tetrabutylammonium iodide (TBAI)) were prepared. X-ray diffraction (XRD) authenticated that the crystallinity of PPC is mitigated after incorporation of different concentrations of CaI2 and TBAI, which is favourable for ion transportation. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) unveils the occurrence of complexation between PPC and the double salts. GPE containing 10% of CaI2 and 30% of TBAI exhibits the highest ionic conductivity (1.838 mS cm−1) with the activation energy of 0.156 eV. The fabricated DSSC employing the optimized GPE exhibits the energy conversion efficiency (η) of 5.49%, short circuit current density (Jsc) of 16.6 mA cm−2, open circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.568 V and fill factor (FF) of 54%. © 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. Springer Verlag (Germany) 2020 Article PeerReviewed Yee, Liaw Poh and Farhana, N.K. and Omar, Fatin Saiha and Sundararajan, V. and Bashir, Shahid and Saidi, Norshahirah Mohamad and Ramesh, Subramaniam and Ramesh, Kasi (2020) Enhancing efficiency of dye sensitized solar cells based on poly(propylene) carbonate polymer gel electrolytes incorporating double salts. Ionics, 26 (1). pp. 493-502. ISSN 0947-7047 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-019-03191-2 doi:10.1007/s11581-019-03191-2 |
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The performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) depends on the ionic conductivity and flexibility of electrolyte. Gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) consisting poly(propylene) carbonate (PPC) incorporated with double salts (i.e. calcium iodide (CaI2) and tetrabutylammonium iodide (TBAI)) were prepared. X-ray diffraction (XRD) authenticated that the crystallinity of PPC is mitigated after incorporation of different concentrations of CaI2 and TBAI, which is favourable for ion transportation. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) unveils the occurrence of complexation between PPC and the double salts. GPE containing 10% of CaI2 and 30% of TBAI exhibits the highest ionic conductivity (1.838 mS cm−1) with the activation energy of 0.156 eV. The fabricated DSSC employing the optimized GPE exhibits the energy conversion efficiency (η) of 5.49%, short circuit current density (Jsc) of 16.6 mA cm−2, open circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.568 V and fill factor (FF) of 54%. © 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. |
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Enhancing efficiency of dye sensitized solar cells based on poly(propylene) carbonate polymer gel electrolytes incorporating double salts |
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