Quasi-solid state dye sensitized solar cell based on poly (acrylonitrile-co-methacrylonitrile)-silica gel electrolyte

M. Shaheer Akhtar; Hyun Cheol Lee; Ki Ju Kim; O. Bong Yang

doi:10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279784

Quasi-solid state dye sensitized solar cell based on poly (acrylonitrile-co-methacrylonitrile)-silica gel electrolyte

M. Shaheer Akhtar
, Hyun Cheol Lee
, Ki Ju Kim
, O. Bong Yang

Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

The solid state dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are shown low conversion efficiencies as compare to liquid based DSSCs due to incomplete wetting of photoelectrode by solid electrolyte and poor contact of the solid state materials with the surface of dye coated TiO₂ surface. In current work, poly (acrylonitrile-co-methacrylonitrile)/silica based gel electrolytes have been successfully employed to fabricate quasi-solid state DSSC with the overall energy conversion efficiency of 3.0%, open-circuit voltage of 0.784 V and short circuit current of 7.33 mA/cm² at 1 sun irradiance (100 mW/cm²). The introduction of silica filler into the copolymer [poly (acrylonitrile-co-methacrylonitrile)] matrix reduces the crystallinity of the copolymer, which increases the mobility of iodide/triiodide couple. The optimized experimental conditions such as gelation time, composition of SiO ₂ nanoparticles and thickness of TiO₂ have been discussed in detail at this work.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	1568-1571
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	1424400163, 9781424400164
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279784
State	Published - 2006
Event	2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4 - Waikoloa, HI, United States Duration: 2006.05.7 → 2006.05.12

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Name	Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4
Volume	2

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Conference	2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4
Country/Territory	United States
City	Waikoloa, HI
Period	06.05.7 → 06.05.12

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Engineering - Petroleum

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Akhtar, M. S., Lee, H. C., Kim, K. J., & Yang, O. B. (2006). Quasi-solid state dye sensitized solar cell based on poly (acrylonitrile-co-methacrylonitrile)-silica gel electrolyte. In Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4 (pp. 1568-1571). Article 4059950 (Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4; Vol. 2). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279784

Akhtar, M. Shaheer ; Lee, Hyun Cheol ; Kim, Ki Ju et al. / Quasi-solid state dye sensitized solar cell based on poly (acrylonitrile-co-methacrylonitrile)-silica gel electrolyte. Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4. IEEE Computer Society, 2006. pp. 1568-1571 (Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4).

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Akhtar, MS, Lee, HC, Kim, KJ & Yang, OB 2006, Quasi-solid state dye sensitized solar cell based on poly (acrylonitrile-co-methacrylonitrile)-silica gel electrolyte. in Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4., 4059950, Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4, vol. 2, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 1568-1571, 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4, Waikoloa, HI, United States, 06.05.7. https://doi.org/10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279784

Quasi-solid state dye sensitized solar cell based on poly (acrylonitrile-co-methacrylonitrile)-silica gel electrolyte. / Akhtar, M. Shaheer; Lee, Hyun Cheol; Kim, Ki Ju et al.
Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4. IEEE Computer Society, 2006. p. 1568-1571 4059950 (Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4; Vol. 2).

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Akhtar MS, Lee HC, Kim KJ, Yang OB. Quasi-solid state dye sensitized solar cell based on poly (acrylonitrile-co-methacrylonitrile)-silica gel electrolyte. In Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4. IEEE Computer Society. 2006. p. 1568-1571. 4059950. (Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4). doi: 10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279784

Quasi-solid state dye sensitized solar cell based on poly (acrylonitrile-co-methacrylonitrile)-silica gel electrolyte

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