Effect of electron beam irradiation on the electrochemical properties of heteropolyacid–polyethylene oxide composite electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cell

The e-beam irradiation technique was found to be a new efficient method to improve and control the morphological and electrochemical properties of composite electrolytes of polyethylene oxide (PEO) and TiO2 for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). PEO was irradiated by electron beam (e-beam) with energy source 2 MeV from 60 to 240 kGy doses at the dose rate of 15 kGy/min. The transition and amorphous phases of PEO were significantly increased upon the e-beam irradiation. Optimum e-beam irradiation was 60kGy in terms of degree of cross linking and amorphicity for the efficient ion conduction electrolytes. However, the properties of polymer and composite electrolytes were deteriorated after irradiation of > 60 kGy. The prepared composites with PEO/60kGy and TiO2 (PEO/60kGy-TiO2) showed significantly improved morphological and ionic conductivity properties of electrolyte for DSSC. DSSC fabricated with PEO/60kGy-TiO2 showed drastically increased conversion efficiency of 4.52% as compared to DSSC fabricated with bare PEO (conversion efficiency = 1.9%).

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Composite electrolyte of heteropolyacid (HPA) and polyethylene oxide (PEO) for solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell

Electrochimica Acta ◽

10.1016/j.electacta.2008.04.073 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 53 (22) ◽

pp. 6623-6628 ◽

Cited By ~ 43

Author(s):

M. Shaheer Akhtar ◽

K.K. Cheralathan ◽

Ji-Min Chun ◽

O.-Bong Yang

Keyword(s):

Solar Cell ◽

Solid State ◽

Polyethylene Oxide ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽

Composite Electrolyte ◽

Dye Sensitized

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Preparation and characterizations of PMMA-PVDF based polymer composite electrolyte materials for dye sensitized solar cell

Current Applied Physics ◽

10.1016/j.cap.2018.03.014 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (6) ◽

pp. 619-625 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Sakthi Velu Kuppu ◽

Anandha Raj Jeyaraman ◽

Paruthimal Kalaignan Guruviah ◽

Stalin Thambusamy

Keyword(s):

Solar Cell ◽

Polymer Composite ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽

Composite Electrolyte ◽

Dye Sensitized

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Dependence of the characteristics of dye-sensitized solar cells on amount tetrapropylammonium iodide

«Узбекский физический журнал» ◽

10.52304/.v22i4.166 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 250-253

Author(s):

А.А. Abdukarimov ◽

R.G. Ikramov ◽

O.O. Mamatkarimov ◽

A.K. Arof

Keyword(s):

Solar Cell ◽

Polyethylene Oxide ◽

Fill Factor ◽

Ethylene Carbonate ◽

Salt Content ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽

Dye Sensitized ◽

Photon Conversion ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

In this work, several liquid electrolytes (LE) have been prepared. The electrolytes contain tetrapropylammonium iodide (TPAI) salt with different salt content, propylene carbonate (PC), ethylene carbonate (EC), polyethylene oxide (PEO), dimethylformamide (DMF) and (I-/I3-) redox couple LE was used in the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC). DSSCs were fabricated and current density-voltage (J-V) characteristics measured. The highest incident photon conversion efficiency (IPCE) at 520 nm is 45.5% for DSSC with 0.25 g TPAI LE. At AM 1.5, DSSC with LE exhibits efficiency of 6.61% with Jsc= 18.69 mA cm-2, Voc= 0.68V and fill factor (FF) = 0.52.

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