A new type quasi-solid state electrolyte was prepared by solidifying liquid electrolytes con- taining organic solvents (such as mixture of ethylene carbonate (EC) and propylene carbonate (PC), 3- methoxypropinitrile (NMP) and N-methyl-oxazolidin- one (NMO)) with comb-like molten salt type polymer, and was for the first time employed in dyesensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The optimal electrolyte compo- sition was obtained by regulating the polymer content in the electrolytes and optimizing performance data of the electrolytes and assembled cells, yielding a maximum conversion efficiency of 6.58% (AM 1.5, 100 mW·cm?2). Furthermore, the existence of this new type polymer in the electrolyte suppresses the evaporation of organic solvent and improves the sta- bility of the cells.
WANG MiaoYANG LeiZHOU XiaowenLIN YuanLI XuepingFENG ShujingXIAO Xurui
Quasi-solid state dye-sensitized solar cells based on chemically crosslinking with backbone polymers of poly(vinylpyridine-co-acrylonitrile) (P(VP-co-AN)) or poly(vinylimidazole-co-acrylonitrile) (P(VIM-co- AN)) and diiodide compounds of I(CH2)6I or I(CH2CH2O)nCH2CH2I solidified EC/PC/KI/I2 gel electrolytes have been fabricated. The ionic conductivities and apparent diffusion coefficients of I3? of the electro- lytes and cell performances have been investigated. Providing chemically crosslinking points, pyridine or imidazole from the backbone polymers benefited the open circuit voltage and fill factor of the cells. Consequently, the overall energy conversion efficiencies of the quasi-solid DSSCs improved over 10% even near 20% from that of the liquid electrolyte before solidification. Besides, the employing of crosslinker I(CH2CH2O)nCH2CH2I showed higher electrolytic and cell characters than that of I(CH2)6I.
LI MinYuFENG ShuJingFANG ShiBiXlAO XuRuiLI XuePingZHOU XiaoWenLIN Yuan
1 Introduction Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) with a mesoporous network of interconnected TiO2 nanocrystals have attracted wide-spread scientific and technological interest over the past decades due to its low cost and high energy conversion efficiency. Meantime, it also has been considered as potential alternative to conventional photovoltaic devices. In 2001, Gratzel group constructed such kind of DSSC with the conversion efficiency of more than 11%[1]. But this system uses liquid electrolyte with...
Wanchun Xiang1,2, Xiong Yin1,2, Xurui Xiao1, Yuan Lin1, Shibi Fang1(1.Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
1 Introduction Over the past decade,Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been intensively investigated as potential alternatives to conventional inorganic photovoltaic devices due to their low production cost and high energy conversion[1-4]. This type of solar cell has achieved an impressive energy conversion efficiency of over 10%,whose electrolyte is a voltaic organic liquid solvent containing iodide/triiodide as redox couple.However,the use of a liquid electrolyte brings difficulties in the practi...
Xiong Yin1,2, Wanchun Xiang1,2, Xurui Xiao1, Yuan Lin1, Shibi Fang1(1.Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
The ZnO-modified TiO 2 electrode was prepared by adding Zn(CH 3 COO) 2 ·2H 2 O to the TiO 2 colloid during the sol-gel production process,and was used in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs).The open circuit voltage (V OC) and fill factor (ff) of the cells were improved significantly.The performances of the ZnO-modified TiO 2 electrode such as dark current,transient photocurrent,impedance,absorption spectra,and flat band potential (V fb) were investigated.It is found that the interface charge recombination impedance increases and V fb shifts about 200 mV toward the cathodic potential.The effect mechanism of ZnO modification on the performance of DSCs may be that ZnO occupies the surface states of the TiO 2 film.
