Influence of Anti-reflecting Nature of MgF Embedded Electrospun TiO Nanofibers 2 2 Based Photoanode to Improve the Photoconversion Efficiency of DSSC TiO nanofibers (NFs) embedded with different weight percentages of magnesium fluoride (MgF) are fabricated by electrospinning 2 2 technique to use as an anti-reflecting photoanode to enhance the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of DSSC. The thermal behaviour of TiO /PVP and TiO /PVP/MgF precursors are studied by TG/DTA analysis. The MgF embedded electrospun TiO NFs has mixed phases of
The influence of various ionic liquids such as 1,3-dimethyl imidazolium iodide (DMImI), 1-propyl-3-methyl imidazolium iodide (PMImI), 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium iodide (BMImI) and 1-hexyl-3-methyl imidazolium iodide (HMImI) embedded electrospun PVdF-HFP membrane electrolytes (esPMEs) on the photovoltaic performances of Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were investigated. The influence of alkyl chain length of imidazolium and the concentration of ionic liquid electrolytes on the charge diffusion and electron transport kinetics were investigated by electrochemical impedance and Tafel polarization studies. Among the DSSCs fabricated with esPME of various ionic liquids, DSSC with 0.5M BMImI-esPME exhibited highest photoconversion efficiency of 7.08% with excellent long-term stability.
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