Polymer blends for use in photoelectrochemical cells for conversion of solar energy to electricity

Patent · Fri Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:5871973

Skotheim, T

There is disclosed a polymer blend of a highly conductive polymer and a solid polymer electrolyte that is designed to achieve better charge transfer across the conductive film/polymer electrolyte interface of the electrochemical photovoltaic cell. The highly conductive polymer is preferably polypyrrole or poly-N-p-nitrophenylpyrrole and the solid polymer electrolyte is preferably polyethylene oxide or polypropylene oxide.

• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Application Number: ON: DE85011602
• OSTI ID: 5871973
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
POLYMERS
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS
POLYPROPYLENE
PYRROLES
SOLID ELECTROLYTES
ALCOHOLS
AZOLES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTROLYTES
EQUIPMENT
GLYCOLS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
POLYOLEFINS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
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