Journal
THIN SOLID FILMS
Volume 519, Issue 14, Pages 4551-4554Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.01.292
Keywords
Pore filling; Initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD); Dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC); Mesoporous titania; Polymer electrolyte; Open circuit voltage; Charge recombination
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- Directorate For Engineering
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys [0846245] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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The mesoporous titanium dioxide electrode of dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) has been successfully filled with polymer electrolyte to replace the conventional liquid electrolyte. Polymer electrolyte was directly synthesized and deposited using the initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) process, and an iodide-triiodide redox couple in different redox solvents was then incorporated into the polymer. We have investigated different candidate polymer electrolytes, including poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA). The open circuit voltage of cells fabricated with iCVD PHEMA was found to be higher when compared with a liquid electrolyte that is attributed to a lower rate of electron recombination. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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