Gel polymer electrolytes based on polyacrylonitrile and a novel quaternary ammonium salt for dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal Article · Tue Nov 02 04:00:00 EST 2004 · Materials Research Bulletin

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2004.07.004· OSTI ID:20883058

Guiqiang, Wang ^[1]; Xiaowen, Zhou ^[2]; Mingyu, Li ^[2]; Jinbo, Zhang ^[2]; Junjia, Kang ^[2]; Yuan, Lin ^[2]; Shibi, Fang ^[2]; Xurui, Xiao ^[2]

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1. Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080 (China) and Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100080 (China)
2. Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080 (China)

Gel polymer electrolytes were prepared by incorporating polyacrylonitrile (PAN) in a mixture of polysiloxane with quaternary ammonium side groups (PSQAS), ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate (PC) and iodine. The influence of PAN content on the ionic conductivity of gel polymer electrolytes and the charge-transfer kinetic performance in counterelectrode-electrolyte interface was investigated. The dye-sensitized solar cell with the gel polymer electrolyte containing 5 wt.% PAN showed the best photovoltaic performance; a maximum incident photon conversion efficiency of 63% at 520 nm was obtained, the short-circuit photocurrent density (J{sub sc}), the open-circuit voltage (V{sub oc}) and the fill factor (FF) were 7 mA cm{sup -2}, 0.565 V and 0.65, respectively. The corresponding overall conversion efficiency ({eta}) is 4.3%.

• OSTI ID: 20883058
• Journal Information: Materials Research Bulletin, Journal Name: Materials Research Bulletin Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 39; ISSN MRBUAC; ISSN 0025-5408
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
CARBONATES
CARBONIC ACID ESTERS
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTRICAL FAULTS
ELECTROLYTES
ETHYLENE
FILL FACTORS
GELS
IONIC CONDUCTIVITY
NITRILES
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECT
SOLAR CELLS