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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 56, Issue 24, Pages 8680-8687Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.07.065
Keywords
Dye-sensitized solar cell; Quasi-solid state polymer electrolytes; In situ photopolymerization; Oligomer; Intensity modulated photovoltage spectroscopy
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- Natural Science Foundation of China [20725311, 20673141, 20703063, 20873178, 51072221, 20721140647]
- Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2009AA033101]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [KJCX2-YW-W27, KGCX2-YW-363, KGCX2-YW-386-1]
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A new kind of quasi-solid state electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) has been prepared by in situ photopolymerization from the precursor 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate (HDDA) in 1-hexyl-3-methyl imidazolium iodide (HMII). The optimal ratio of polymer/ionic liquid is determined by the conductivities of the electrolytes. In order to further increase the miscibility between ionic liquid and the polymer, oligomer polyethylene glycol dimethyl ether (PEGDME) is introduced. By optimization of the amount of PEGDME in the electrolyte, the DSCs using this kind of solid-state electrolytes can present 6.5% of light-to-electricity conversion efficiency under 41 mW cm(-2). In the meantime, the influence of PEGDME additive is detailedly investigated by electrochemical impedance spectrum (EIS) and intensity modulated photovoltage spectroscopy (IMVS) techniques. Preliminary long-term stability test revealed that this in situ photopolymerized electrolyte exhibits good stability after 1000 h thermal test. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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