scholarly journals The structure and conductivity of polyelectrolyte based on MEH-PPV and potassium iodide (KI) for dye-sensitized solar cells

Open Physics ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1022-1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena M. Szindler ◽  
Marek Szindler ◽  
Leszek A. Dobrzański
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Potassium Iodide ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Liquid Electrolyte ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Cell Changes ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Scanning Electron

AbstractThis article presents the results of a research on the effects and properties of the potassium iodide additive onto the structure of the MEH-PPV polymer material, in its aspect of application in the dye-sensitized solar cell. Changes in MEH-PPV surface morphology were researched through increasing of the potassium iodide content measured by scanning electron microscope. The increased content of potassium iodide also led to increased electrical conductivity measured by the Keithley meter. The electrical properties of the dye-sensitized solar cell were also studied, in which the liquid electrolyte was replaced with a thin layer of polyelectrolyte, based on MEH-PPV and potassium iodide.

Polymeric Electrolyte Thin Film for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Application

2019 ◽  
Vol 293 ◽  
pp. 73-81
Author(s):  
Magdalena M. Szindler
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Active Layer ◽  
Potassium Iodide ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Liquid Electrolyte ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

In this paper, the possibility of replacing liquid electrolyte in a dye sensitized solar cells with a thin film of conductive polymer material was investigated. Liquid electrolyte in the construction of dye sensitized solar cells leaks and evaporates and leads to corrosion of the electrode, which lowers the conversion efficiency of solar radiation to electricity. The research focuses on the appropriate doping of the PVDF-HFP polymer by potassium iodide to improve its electrical conductivity and the development of thin film deposition technology for use in solar cells. Changes in PVDF-HFP surface morphology were researched through increasing of the potassium iodide content measured by scanning electron microscope. The increased content of potassium iodide also led to increased electrical conductivity measured by the Keithley meter. In order to test the suitability of developed materials for application in the construction of photovoltaic cells, a series of dye-sensitized solar cells ITO/TiO2/dye/active layer/Al were prepared. The active layer is made from pure PVDF-HFP and doped with potassium iodide. As a reference solar cell, a standard dye sensitized solar cell with a liquid electrolyte and a counter electrode was also made. Keywords PVDF-HFP; Polyelectrolyte; Dye-sensitized solar cells

Kinetics of dye regeneration in liquid electrolyte unveils efficiency of 10.5% in dye-sensitized solar cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (42) ◽  
pp. 11444-11456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonnadula Venkata Suman Krishna ◽  
Narra Vamsi Krishna ◽  
Towhid H. Chowdhury ◽  
Suryaprakash Singh ◽  
Idriss Bedja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Liquid Electrolyte ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Dye Regeneration ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Kinetics Of

We have designed and synthesised four novel porphyrin sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cell applications and shown power conversion efficiency of 10.5%.

scholarly journals Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Optimal Gel Electrolyte Using the Taguchi Design Method

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenn-Kai Tsai ◽  
Wen Dung Hsu ◽  
Tian-Chiuan Wu ◽  
Jia-Song Zhou ◽  
Ji-Lin Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Taguchi Method ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Liquid Electrolyte ◽  
Gel Electrolyte ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Optimal Composition ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

The Taguchi method was adopted to determine the optimal gel electrolyte used in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Since electrolyte is a very important factor in fabrication of high performance and long-term stability DSSCs, to find the optimal composition of gel electrolyte is desired. In this paper, the common ingredients used in the liquid electrolyte were chosen. The ingredients then mixed with cheap ionic liquids and poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) were added to form colloidal electrolyte (gel). The optimal composition of each materials in the gel electrolyte determined by Taguchi method consists of 0.03 M I2, 0.15 M KI, 0.6 M LiI, 0.5 M 4-tertbutylpyridine (TBP), and 10% PVDF-HFP dissolved in the acetonitrile and 3-methoxypropionitrile (MPN) solution with volume ratio of 2 : 1. The short circuit current density of 14.11 mA/cm2, the conversion efficiency (η) of 5.52%, and the lifetime of over 110 days were observed for the dye-sensitized solar cell assembled with optimal gel electrolyte. The lifetime increases 10 times when compared with the conventional dye-sensitized solar cell assembled with liquid electrolyte.

scholarly journals Polyiodide solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell produced from a standard liquid I−/I3− electrolyte

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (38) ◽  
pp. 19991-19999
Author(s):  
Ellie Tanaka ◽  
Neil Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Liquid Electrolyte ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells were obtained by drying a standard I−/I3− liquid-electrolyte cell in ambient conditions.

Correlating cobalt redox couples to photovoltage in the dye-sensitized solar cell

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (34) ◽  
pp. 11942-11952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kitty Y. Chen ◽  
Phil A. Schauer ◽  
Brian O. Patrick ◽  
Curtis P. Berlinguette
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Redox Potential ◽  
Linear Correlation ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Redox Mediators ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Redox Couples ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Two sets of structurally analogous Co(iii/ii)-based redox mediators were incorporated in the dye-sensitized solar cells and a linear correlation was demonstrated between redox potential and photovoltage.

scholarly journals Dye-sensitized solar cell based on an inclusion complex of a cyclic porphyrin dimer bearing four 4-pyridyl groups and fullerene C60

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (20) ◽  
pp. 16150-16158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yousuke Ooyama ◽  
Koji Uenaka ◽  
Takuya Kamimura ◽  
Shuwa Ozako ◽  
Masahiro Kanda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Fullerene C60 ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Free Base ◽  
New Class ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Porphyrin Dimers ◽  
Porphyrin Dimer

Cyclic free-base porphyrin dimers linked by butadiyne or phenothiazine bearing four 4-pyridyl groups and their inclusion complexes with fullerene C60 have been applied to dye-sensitized solar cells as a new class of porphyrin dye sensitizers.

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

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.

Dye-sensitized solar cells containing mesoporous TiO2spheres as photoanodes and methyl sulfate anion based biionic liquid electrolytes

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 6383-6391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-De Peng ◽  
Chuan-Pei Lee ◽  
D. Velayutham ◽  
V. Suryanarayanan ◽  
Kuo-Chuan Ho
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Methyl Sulfate ◽  
Sulfate Anion ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Liquid Electrolytes ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

A quasi-solid state dye-sensitized solar cell with the photoanode film of mesoporous TiO2spheres exhibited an efficiency of 6.18% and unfailing stability for 1200 h at 50 °C.

scholarly journals Improving the Spectral Response of Black Dye by Cosensitization with a Simple Indoline Based Dye in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Akhtaruzzaman ◽  
Ashraful Islam ◽  
Mohammad Rezaul Karim ◽  
A. K. Mahmud Hasan ◽  
Liyuan Han
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Spectral Response ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Wavelength Region ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Indoline dyeD-1was successfully applied as a cosensitizer for improving the spectral response of black dye in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). It was observed thatD-1effectively increases the short-circuit photocurrent by offsetting the competitive light absorption byI/I3-electrolyte in the wavelength region 350–500 nm when adsorbed on the TiO2nanocrystaline films in a mix dye system. The DSCs containing theD-1and black dye achieved a power conversion efficiency of 9.80% with higher short-circuit photocurrent of 19.54 mA/cm2compared to the system of black dye without cosensitization under standard AM 1.5 sunlight.

Ruthenium(ii) complexes incorporating carbazole–diazafluorene based bipolar ligands for dye sensitized solar cell applications

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (13) ◽  
pp. 5605-5612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radhakrishnan Sivakumar ◽  
Rodrigo Recabarren ◽  
Sekar Ramkumar ◽  
Arumugam Manivel ◽  
Jans Alzate-Morales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Ancillary Ligands ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
New Type ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

A new type of ruthenium sensitizers, S3 and S4, consisting of carbazole–diazafluorene based bipolar ancillary ligands have been synthesized and characterized for dye sensitized solar cells.

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