Influence of carbon nanotubes in gel electrolyte on photovoltaic performance of ZnO dye-sensitized solar cells

ABSTRACTKonarka Technologies has developed efficient electrolyte compositions based on nonvolatile ionic liquids. The electrolyte compositions were subsequently gelled using a metal ion complexation technique, without compromising the photovoltaic performance of the dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The photovoltaic performance of the gel electrolyte incorporated DSSCs is quite stable for extended period of time even in the absence of sealing. Detailed results on performance and stability of the gel electrolyte incorporated DSSCs are presented.

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Enhancing the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Incorporating Mesoporous Carbon in Polymer Gel Electrolyte

Materials Science Forum ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.685.44 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 685 ◽

pp. 44-47

Author(s):

Gui Qiang Wang ◽

Liang Wang ◽

Shu Ping Zhuo

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Mesoporous Carbon ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽

Gel Electrolyte ◽

Polymer Gel ◽

Polymer Gel Electrolyte ◽

Dye Sensitized ◽

Composite Gel ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

Mesoporous carbon (MC) materials with surface area of 400 m2g-1were prepared and incorporated into the polymer gel electrolyte comprising of polyvinylidene fluoride and 1-methyl-3-hexylimidazolium iodide to fabricate the composite gel electrolytes. The photovoltaic performance of the quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells was improved through incorporating MC into electrolyte. The dye-sensitized solar cell with composite gel electrolyte containing 3 wt% MC achieved the best photovoltaic performance, and the corresponding open-circuit voltage, short-circuit current density, fill factor and overall conversion efficiency were 0.59V, 13.22 mAcm-2, 0.66 and 5.15%, respectively. The stability of dye-sensitized solar cells with composite gel electrolyte was far superior to the cell with organic liquid electrolyte.

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Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes with metal nanoparticles as counter electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells

Chemical Communications ◽

10.1039/c5cc01379h ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 51 (38) ◽

pp. 8146-8149 ◽

Cited By ~ 48

Author(s):

Yedi Xing ◽

Xiaojia Zheng ◽

Yihui Wu ◽

Mingrun Li ◽

Wen-Hua Zhang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Electrode Materials ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽

Counter Electrodes ◽

Nitrogen Doped ◽

Dye Sensitized ◽

Nitrogen Doped Carbon ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes confining Co and Ni nanoparticles are employed as counter electrodes (CEs) in dye-sensitized solar cells, showing photovoltaic performance comparable to or superior to the devices with sputtered platinum as the CE.

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Enhanced photovoltaic performance of various temperature TiO2-SiO2-Ni-GO dye-sensitized solar cells assembled with PAN gel electrolyte

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology ◽

10.1007/s10971-021-05670-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Masrianis Ahmad ◽

Huda Abdullah ◽

Nor Yuliana Yuhana ◽

Brian Yuliarto ◽

Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽

Gel Electrolyte ◽

Dye Sensitized ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

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Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance of Quasi-Solid Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Composite Gel Electrolyte with Intercalated Mg-Al Layered Double Hydroxide

Journal of The Electrochemical Society ◽

10.1149/2.0461508jes ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 162 (8) ◽

pp. H518-H521 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tian Du ◽

Jiakun Zhu ◽

Ning Wang ◽

Haijun Chen ◽

Hongcai He

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Layered Double Hydroxide ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽

Gel Electrolyte ◽

Dye Sensitized ◽

Composite Gel ◽

Double Hydroxide ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

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Improvement of the Photovoltaic Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Using Mesoporous Carbon in Polyvinylidene Fluoride/1-Methyl-3-Hexylimidazolium Iodide Gel Electrolyte

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.156-157.1078 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 156-157 ◽

pp. 1078-1081 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gui Qiang Wang ◽

Liang Wang ◽

Shu Ping Zhuo

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Solid State ◽

Mesoporous Carbon ◽

Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽

Gel Electrolyte ◽

Dye Sensitized ◽

Composite Gel ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

Mesoporous carbon (MC) materials with wormhole-like mesopores were prepared and incorporated into the polymer gel electrolyte comprising of polyvinylidene fluoride and 1-methyl-3-hexylimidazolium iodide. These gel composites were employed as the electrolyte for quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. The photovoltaic performance of the quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells improved through incorporating MC into electrolyte. The dye-sensitized solar cell with composite gel electrolyte containing 3 wt% MC achieved the best photovoltaic performance, and the corresponding open-circuit voltage, short-circuit current density, fill factor and overall conversion efficiency were 0.59V, 13.22 mAcm-2, 0.66 and 5.15%, respectively. The stability of dye-sensitized solar cells with composite gel electrolyte was found to be far superior to the cell with organic liquid electrolyte.

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